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Pender matmen Pender County wrestling teams are on the mat each week across the county. Read about the grapplers in this week’s sports pages, beginning on page 8A.

Beach erosion prompts sand push

Are You OK, Hot List programs working

Beach work underway in Surf City Fall storms caused erosion, brings sand push

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Several community outreach programs sponsored by the Burgaw Police Department are being received well, according to Police Chief Jim Hock.

The Are You OK (RUOK) program, which was started last year, has more than 20 participants. The Police department makes regular phone calls to participants to check on them, going to their homes if they don’t receive an answer at their regular call time.

“Right before Christmas, we made some gift boxes for all the folks and delivered them. That way we can put a name with a face,” Hock said. “We have a group that is very appreciative and get a lot out of the program. It makes sure they are fine, as well as giving them someone to talk to. Some of the folks don’t have relatives close by so it’s good. Our numbers in the program are increasing.”

Hock says the RUOK program is a great idea in a small community.

“Could you do this in a bigger community? It would be very difficult to do. But in Burgaw with our four square miles, you can do stuff like this,” said Hock.

The department also began a hot list of problem spots for Burgaw Police to keep close watch. Residents are invited to contact the Police Department with concerns and problem areas they feel need attention.

Hock says the department is receiving positive feedback from residents concerning the

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Strong storms last fall caused considerable beach erosion in Surf City, which can be seen in the damaged beach accesses. The town currently is engaged in a sand push along the entire beach working from south to north.

Program scheduled for Jan. 18

Burgaw church to hold MLK celebration

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church of Burgaw will hold a celebration to pay tribute to the legacy and dream of the late Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The program will take place Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Mount Pisgah, established in 1892, is one of the oldest surviving African-American churches

in eastern North Carolina.

Reverend James Eason, Pastor of Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, is looking forward to the event.

“We consider ourselves to be a church that reaches beyond the walls, creating an atmosphere in which others will see mission in action and will desire to become a part of what God is doing within their community,” Eason said.

Reverend James Faison III of Byrd’s

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Chapel Baptist Church in Rose Hill will be the keynote speaker for the event.

The theme of the celebration will be Life and Dreams: We Can Change. The program is expected to encourage and inspire in remembrance of those who put forth immense effort to create a better life for us all, as well as to recognize those who continue to serve us now.

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The Town of Surf City is halfway through a dune push sand bulldozing project to rehabilitate the beach and dune erosion created by multiple storms in 2015. After a competitive bidding process with strict specifications on the scope of the project the town contracted with C.M. Mitchell of Sneads Ferry.

The dune push has a 30day window however due to holidays, inclement weather and low tides during daylight hours the timeline will stretch beyond one month and is moving from the southern town limit northward.

“I anticipate they will be done by the end of January or beginning of February depending on those factors,” said Larry Bergman, Surf City Town Manager. “We do follow state guidelines from the Division of Coastal Resources on how much sand we can disturb, and how the slope of the dunes is created. The estimated cost will be about $160,000 and we fund that from our beach nourishment and shoreline protection fund that is supported in part by accommodations taxes.”

Resident Marty Martin asked the town council at the recent Jan.5 meeting to consider using plywood around some of the residents’ walkways over to the beach to cap-

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Senator Burr visits Pender, talks economic development

By Tammy Proctor Pender Tourism Director Special to the Post & Voice U.S. Senator Richard Burr and Pender County officials met Jan. 6 to discuss economic development and issues facing the region.

“We discussed our economic development success through county investment in our infrastructure and the commerce park,” said David Williams, Pender County commissioner.

“Senator Burr commented

very positively on the future potential of the Pender Commerce Park,” said Randell Woodruf f, Pender County manager.

Bur r met with Pender County officials at the Pender Commerce Park. Located on U.S. Hwy. 421, the commerce park features more than 800 acres. It features a state-ofart water treatment plant and more than 150 buildable acres. Pender Commerce Park is strategically situated 10 miles north of the Port of Wilmington with frontage on

U.S. Hwy.. 421 with easy access to U.S. Hwy.. 74/76, and Interstate 40 and Interstate 140.

ACME Smoked Fish is located in the Pender Commerce Park. The corporate conference room hosted the meeting with the senator and local officials.

“Senator Burr acknowledged our relationship with ACME Fish and the good job North Carolina does in working with companies such as this one,” said Woodruff.

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Arrest report David Christopher Abell, 22, 105 Dunlin Ct. Hampstead. Unsafe movement, resisting, obstructing and delaying of officer, driving while impaired, no operator’s license. Arrest by N.C. Highway Patrol. Released under $1,200 secured bond.

Samuel Anders, 64, 3628 Murray Town Road, Burgaw. Felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, misuse of 911 system. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $8,000 secured bond.

Michael Anthony Andrews, 49, 81 Morning Glory Road, Rocky Point. Felony probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $100,000 secured bond.

David Blanton, 23, Herrings Chapel Road, Burgaw. Felony probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Bethany Susan Boyette, 46, 108 Topsail Lake Drive, Hampstead. Intoxicated and disruptive, resisting, obstructing and delaying officer. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Angela Marie Carroll, 42, 67 Hopes Path 12, Rocky Point.

Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated with no bond listed.

Laquinta Shamie Clibbons, 23, 900 W. Satchwell St. Burgaw.

Larceny by employee, driving while license revoked. Arrest

by Burgaw Police Department and Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $10,500 secured bond.

Darnell Laron Colbert, 49, 1115 Charter Oak Ct. Villa Rica Georgia. Driving while impaired, driving wrong way on a oneway street. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Robert Marshal Dixon, 25, 53 Scuba Drive, Hampstead.

Simple possession of marijuana. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Paul Frantzen, 33, 144 Cypress St. Burgaw. Extradition of fugitives from another state. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated with no bond listed.

Randy Keith Gelbhaar, 62, 81 Mary Clocum Rd. NE, Watha.

Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released with no bond listed.

Amber Michelle Grubb, 19, 185 Hoover Rd. Hampstead.

Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Don Holmes, 49, 850 Webbtown Rd. Maple Hill. Assault by strangulation. Incarcerated with no bond listed.

John Charles J’Anthony III, 35, 127 Blueberry Fields Rd. Maple Hill. Violation of domestic protection order, diving while license revoked, driving while impaired, driving the wrong way on a dual lane. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department.

Released under $4,500 secured bond.

Aundra Mae Johnson, 55, 16548 N.C. Hwy. 210 W. Rocky Point.

Driving while license revoked, reckless driving to endanger.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $800 secured bond.

Vivaldina Lourdes Marin, 41, 125 Shady Lane Rd. Willard.

Simple domestic assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released with no bond listed.

Raymond Allen Miller, 46, 4706 Malpass Corner Road, Burgaw.

Pender EMS & Fire Report Jan. 2-9 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 Sloop Point Station 14 Hampstead Station 16 Surf City Station 23 Topsail Beach Station 4 Union Station 5 Rocky Point Station 7 Maple Hill Station 8 Atkinson Station 9 Scott Hill Station 18 Hwy 421 South Station 29 Type of Calls Cancelled: 12 Cancelled en-route: 1 No patient found: 1 No treatment required: 0 Refusals: 47 Transported: 105 Treated and released: 10 Fire Department Reports Total number of Fire Calls: 6 EMS First Response: 25 Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC): 5 Cancelled Response: 2 Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw EMS 3 Motor Vehicle Crash 2 Cancelled 2 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point Fire 3 Motor Vehicle Crash 2 EMS Assist 10 Fire Station 16 Hampstead Fire 3 Motor Vehicle Crash 0 EMS Assist 3 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill Fire 0 Motor Vehicle Crash 0 EMS Assist 3 Fire Station 21 Long Creek Fire 0 Motor Vehicle Crash 1 EMS Assist 6 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South Fire 0 Motor Vehicle Crash 0 EMS Assist 0

177 42 28 16 25 5 10 31 5 14 1 0

Possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, larceny of a firearm. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $10,000 secured bond.

Ethan Montrel Murphy, 25, 200 South Johnson St. Apt. 13, Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation. Released with no bond listed.

Florella C. Norris, 24, 1000 Eland Ct. Wilmington. Simple domestic assault. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Jonathan Ryan Norris, 31, 85 Jericho Road, Rocky Point.

Violation of a domestic protection order. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released under $1,200 secured bond.

Brian Edward Ping II, 28, 182 South Lay Avenue Jacksonville.

Driving while impaired, failure to comply with license restrictions. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Daniel Mark Reaves, 37, 222 Merricks Ct. Rocky Point. Violation of a domestic protection order (two counts), misdemeanor out of county probation violation. Arrest by the N.C. Highway Patrol. Incarcerated under $5,000 secured bond.

John Vernon Shivar, 41, 573 Lanier Ave. Rocky Point. Financial card theft, identity theft, felony financial card fraud, driving while license revoked (three counts), fictitious or altered tag or registration card, expired registration card/tag (two counts), expired/no vehicle inspection, misdemeanor larceny, simple possession of a schedule 2 controlled substance. Arrest by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Incarcerated under $48,500 secured bond.

Anthony William Spencer, 35, 110 Little Pond Road, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor breaking and entering, misdemeanor larceny. Arrest by the Burgaw Police Department. Released under $1,600 secured bond.

Jennette Elizabeth Strickland, 51, 2067 Watts Landing Road Hampstead. Driving while impaired, reckless driving with wanton disregard. Arrest by Surf City Police Department.

Incarcerated under $1,500 secured bond.

Demekia Arlene Taylor-Sans, 30, 261 Porter Road, Burgaw.

Driving while license revoked (two counts), expired registration card/tag, failure to yield from private drive. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $1,100 secured bond.

Helen Ward, 37, 3417 N.C. Hwy. 210 W. Hampstead. Simple domestic assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Department. Released with no bond listed.

Information taken from reports from county municipal police department, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff’s Office. Arrest reports are public record. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

Burr Visit

Continued from page 1A Burr (R-NC) will return to Washington DC next week following his visit to Southeastern North Carolina. He said he is very optimistic about Pender County, North Carolina, and the nation. He acknowledged that our region is a destination for thousands of visitors each year.

“We are a destination location,” said Williams. “Pender County is known as a great place to vacation, but also a great place to establish a business.”

Surf City

Continued from page 1A ture sand and not have it wash through those structures.

“I have also noticed at low tide a natural sandbar, so at high tide there is a berm, Mother Nature is going to help us out. Don’t take that sandbar out. High tide has not touched the sand dunes from the park to the town limits because we have a berm out there. That is a great sign.” said Martin.

Bergman said the town is prohibited by state regulations to create any kind of bulk head or similar structure other than beach access structures.

“Mr. Martin is correct that we are seeing some natural accretion (building of sand) and that is fairly cyclical and has a lot to do with prevailing winds.

The areas at the south of the town have also built sand back after the dune push,” Bergman said.

Bergman explained that while this sand push is a temporary measure it is also the best way to insure safe and reliable public access to the ocean and public trust areas of the beach.

“The town of Surf City has found benefit in protecting structures and public access by doing the bulldozing in the past. The main outcome is to make sure the escarpments don’t worsen, and in tur n protect structures, property and public access.” Bergman said.

This sand push different According to Guy, this sea-

Williams says Burr commented to him about the park.

“Burr told me when he pulled into the entrance to the park and saw what was going on with the plant, he said you guys have a gold mine here.

According to Williams, ACME Smoked Fish is in negotiations with the county to purchase more land in the park adjacent to their current property.

“They have room to expand now, but they are thinking long-term,” Williams said.

“They know as soon as I-140 is finished, the property in that park goes way up.” son’s sand push is different that previous efforts.

“We have come up with some extensive specifications regarding our sand push. We have some input from CAMA. “We were trying to secure reimbursement funds from the federal government, which it doesn’t look like we are going to get. We may get some from the state emergency management agency to assist us with such things as beach accesses, and paying employees overtime,” Guy said.

Guy said the sand push plan is more detailed due to the initial hope of getting federal funding.

“The people we used previously always did a good job, but we never imposed any major specifications on them.

Things are different now because of what we are trying to accomplish. We think this is one of the best pushes we have ever had,” said Guy. “They are using a smaller blade than they have used in the past. With these smaller blades they have been able to do more as far as the shape of the dune and get more bang for our buck.”

Guy says the project began several weeks ago and is moving from the south end of Surf City northward.

Post & Voice Publisher Andy Pettigrew contributed to this story.

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Surf City update on flooding, drainage

By Barbara Hazel Contributing Writer Local homeowners requested an update Jan. 5 from the Surf City Town Council to put a corrective plan in place to alleviate flooding and drainage issues in the Tidewater Landing neighborhood.

This request comes after Surf City Mayor Zander Guy proposed the town move forward in assisting the neighborhood at the December meeting.

The specification plan, on which the original development permit was approved, was submitted to Surf City in the early 2000’s but was not complied with or completed by Nat Smith when the property was finally developed. The developer is now considered in violation of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and has been unable to be reached.

Some homeowners have already installed berms, sump pumps and underg round drains to keep their property dry however even those efforts have had minimal effect staving off widespread flooding both in yards and into the streets during any rainfall.

Because the flooding im-

pacts the streets which are town property, Surf City sent an engineer to Tidewater Landing to exam the existing drainage in the spring of 2014.

“There are significant drainage problems, some of which are where the town street is,” said Larry Bergman Surf City Town Manager.

“When we first looked at trying to help that community we spent money having survey work of the whole site done, there are areas in back yards that we can’t do a lot of help on, however there are certainly other areas where we can help with the storm water. This is an area that even today the developer should be responsible to remedy.”

Previous bids for a complete reworking of the whole system were over $130,000 an amount that the town is not in a position to spend, however in December 2015 Bergman asked the engineers to take another look, focusing on the streets that would fall under the town’s interest of maintaining and protecting the roadway infrastructure and allowing safe accessible access within the neighborhood.

“The cost to fixing the street area would be approximately $39,500,” said Bergman. “In-

cluded in that is replacing the pipes with the size that should have been done and installing two additional pipes, then some grading for the ditch water that leads to those pipes.

We have quotes and will get a third, and it is something I think we can and should move forward on. We can also insure that the information that has been gathered by the town can be provided to the Tidewater Landing HOA so they have that information, then they can see what the rest of the project will take and if they want to pursue that. If the system is eventually built the way it was supposed to be, the state can certify that and the storm water permit is turned over to the HOA, it would never come back to the town.”

In informal discussion the council members agreed for the process to continue moving forward, with the understanding that once the final bid was received the issue would again come before the board for a vote to spend town funds and to commence the project of repairing the streets.

“I appreciate the homeowners coming out again tonight and asking about the status, we are in a position to help and will certainly do what we can for the residents.,” said Guy.

State goes high-tech to chase poachers

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer State officials hope a new technological tool will help crack down on poaching and other game violations.

The Turn-In-Poachers (TIP) program went live this week, at almost the same time Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) Enforcement officers jailed a group of men for illegally killing 26 deer in the piedmont.

“Wildlife crimes affect us all, whether we are hunters, anglers, trappers, bird watchers or just someone who enjoys walking in the woods,” said Lt. B.J. Meyer, assistant training director and communications supervisor for the Commission’s Law Enforcement Division. “Despite our constant efforts, it is not possible for our officers to apprehend all violators on their own. We need the guidance and support of the public to be most effective, so we rely on our citizens to assist in the reduction of wildlife crimes.”

Meyer is familiar with the struggle to develop information on game violators—before being promoted to lieutenant, he was a field enforcement officer in Brunswick and Columbus counties. An avid turkey hunter, Meyer became well-known for investigating and prosecuting cases involving illegal killing of wild turkeys.

“This won’t replace calling the toll-free number to report violations in progress,” he explained, “but this is an anonymous way people can let us know about poachers and

Burgaw

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“We are getting calls saying they can see a difference and the officers at a particular location more often,” Hock said. “Again, it’s the nice part of being in a small community.

We have moved from writing down the information on a

MLK Day

Continued from page 1A Members of the community will gather to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream together, collectively striving to move forward and overcome present-day obstacles.

The church features the program each year in an effort to show its appreciation and to give warranted praise to those who paved the way in the past. In doing so, the church continues its endeavor to keep the dream alive.

“In commemorating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we must submit our hearts and minds to humbly and gratefully reflecting upon

violators, and help us build a case against them.

“At the same time, they can earn a reward for the arrest and conviction of violators, and the defendant has to pay that bill.”

The Turn-In-Poachers program was passed by the General Assembly and developed in partnership with the N.C. Bowhunters Association. It’s generally called the Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund.

“The fund receives at least 10 percent of replacement and investigative costs (by court order) from adjudicated cases,” Meyer explained. “Additional money to support the fund comes from wildlife law violators themselves, who are required to pay restoration fees directly to the NCWRC. The restoration fee replenishes the fund in the amount of the reward paid out to capture the poacher.”

Restoration fees are courtordered replacement costs for illegally harvested plants and animals. Whitetail deer, for example, typically have a restoration fee of several hundred dollars. Bears can cost several thousand, while poached alligators can tally up a bill of $1,000 per foot.

The rewards range from $100 to $1,000, depending on the severity of the crime and the fines assessed by the court.

Among the crimes the WRC is especially seeking information are poaching of any wildlife, but especially big game, migratory waterfowl and endangered species; illegal trapping and transportation of live animals; importing of game species such as deer,

feral swine, or coyotes from other states; and illegal possession of wildlife.

“Most of what we’re looking for on this are class one and two misdemeanors and felonies,” Meyer explained.

“These are the most serious game violations.”

The TIP pro g ram uses the same technolog y and software as the well-known Crimestoppers system, Meyer explained.

“We were actually somewhat behind other states on this,” Meyer explained. “When we got the approval to move forward, I contacted other states to see how their systems worked. We looked into the proper software and needed hardware, and that’s where some of our biggest challenges were.”

Although the WRC’s tollfree violations line is monitored 24 hours a day, the operators are not dispatchers in the classic sense, Meyer explained.

That made the TIP program a bit more complex to install to ensure information was being properly managed.

All tips received through the program will remain anonymous, Meyer said.

“However, to be eligible for the reward, you must provide the NCWRC with your name and contact information,” he said.

Tips can be submitted in four ways: through the WRC website, ncwildlife.org; using the mobile app; by sending a text message to 274637 (CRIMES on most phones) ; or by calling 1-855-WILDTIP. For more information, go to www.ncwildlife.org.

clipboard to putting it into our computer system. It helps me keep track of which officers are proactively working the spots and how often we are there.”

Meeting planned Jan. 19 Hock says he has planned a community meeting with church leaders to inform them of what the department is doing and enlist their help in identifying residents that can benefit from the outreach

programs.

“This will give them an opportunity to meet me and go through our outreach programs – programs that we have now and ones that we are planning in the future,” Hock said. “Every church has a group of elderly folks that could use a phone call several times each. We are hoping to get more people on board. It’s good to have regular contact and interaction with people.”

his legacy of peace, equality, and justice for all oppressed and disenfranchised people,” explained Faison. “Along with that mindset comes the fundamental principles to motivate our recommitment to devoting our time, talents, and abilities toward achieving those ends for the betterment of our fellowman and to the glory of God.” Several male choirs from around the Pender County community will perform at the event. John Batts, a Deacon of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist, will also be presenting a speech as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition, acknowledgment will be given to celebrate the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. President Barack Obama will be recognized

for serving the past eight years as our first African American President.

All area residents are invited to come join in the celebration with Mount Pisgah. It is described as a joint celebration, nondenominational and a commemoration for all by all. The church also extends an open invitation for visitors to always feel free to worship with their family at any time.

Sunday School is held at 9:45 a.m, Worship Service at 11 a.m., and Bible Study is offered each Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church is located at 312 North Wright Street in Burgaw. For more information about the church, visit www.mountpisgahmbc.org or call (910) 259-4609.

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Richard Campbell (right), chief communications officer for the N.C. State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was the speaker at last week’s Burgaw Rotary Club meeting. Campbell brought information on the state-wide bond referendum coming in March, called the Connect NC Bond. Pictured with Campbell are Rotary member Mark Seitz and president Jimbo Robbins.

Health Department urges regular pap tests

By Jessica Bain, RN Pender Health Department Special to the Post & Voice Pender County Health Department encourages all women to take charge of their health by going for regular pap tests. The health department is always accepting new patients so give them a call to schedule your annual exam at 910-259-1230.

Medicaid and most private insurances are accepted. They also offer free breast screenings, education and referral services to eligible women

through the NC Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP).

According to North Carolina’s State Center for Health Statistics, nearly 386 women in North Carolina were diagnosed in 2015 and 125 died of the disease. It is more important than ever that we spread the message that early detection and prompt treatment of cervical cancer saves lives.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month (CHAM), dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of early detection of cervical

cancer and other gynecologic cancers, while also celebrating the lives of the many women who have survived, and remembering those who lost.

At least 50 percent of cervical cancer deaths are due to lack of screenings. When cervical cancer is discovered early, it is one of the most preventable cancers.

To learn more about the NC BCCCP call 910-259-1230. For a healthy start to the New Year, we urge every woman to talk with their healthcare provider about getting screened for cervical cancer.

New children’s programs at Pender libraries

By Nancy Lukens Special to the Post & Voice

caregivers may bring their activities that provide a fun, children age 0 to 23 months to multi-faceted learning experienjoy stories, songs and activi- ence.

Parents and other care giv- ties planned to create a special In Burgaw, STEAM activiers, be sure to put Pender bonding time for you and your ties will be presented ThursCounty Public Libraries on baby. It’s never too early to help days at 4 p.m. for eight weeks your New Year to-do list. Both your child develop a love of from Jan. 14 through Mar. 3. the Burgaw and Hampstead books and reading.

In Hampstead, STEAM will locations are launching a new Thursday Story Time at 11 begin Jan. 20 at 4 p.m and conseason with a variety of early a.m. in Burgaw is a lively half tinue weekly through Mar. 9. literacy activities for fami- hour of stories, fingerplays, Also in Hampstead on Wedneslies. music and movement for 2-5 days, youth services’ Terri Burgaw has welcomed a year olds. The program usually Strong will continue the very new youth services coordina- includes an age appropriate popular Wednesday Toddler tor, Terry Andrews, who is early literacy activity or craft. Time at 10:15 a.m. and Story launching several new offerFamilies with elementary Time and 11 a.m. ings in family programing af- aged children have long enFor more information please ter settling in. Andrews brings joyed hands-on science at the choose the Youth Services tab years of experience from pub- libraries. Now “STEAM” may on the library homepage at lic libraries in Onslow County be seen coming from7/11/08 the librar-2:29 www1.youseemore.com/pendMuseum_30-inch-V-5.5x10:5.5x10 (30-inch-V) PM Page 1 and Virginia. ies. STEAM will incorporate erpl or call 259-1234 (Burgaw) At Book Babies each Fri- Science, Technology, Engineer- or 270-4603 (Hampstead) or day at 10:15 a.m. in Burgaw, ing, Art and Math in creative visit your library.

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Opinion Thursday, January 14, 2016, Page 4A

Keeping Pender strong Now that the parties are over, the bills are in the mailbox, and winter has finally set in, it’s time to take a look ahead, rather than a look behind, at our county for this year.

With primary elections in March, there’s a bit less time to make up your mind about who you want on the ballot this fall (or, in the case of unopposed races, who you want representing your local interests for the next several years.) We sincerely hope that voters will ignore the hype and hyperbole and make informed decisions. Votes based on popularity and celebrity have farther-reaching implications than many folks like to realize. Take the time to find the candidate whose positions best reflect what you Our county still faces want, and vote accordingly. serious financial challengOur county still faces es; unemployment has serious financial challenges; unemployment has become a become a roller coaster roller coaster across the state, across the state, with the with the reported numbers reported numbers being being manipulated by both po- manipulated by both political parties at the state and litical parties at the state federal level. This is an issue and federal level. you can directly affect – shop locally, whenever possible. If you have a business, use local contractors. Insist that elected officials use as many local sources for supplies, specialty work and services as possible. Keep your dollars local, and they’ll come back several fold.

County and municipal planners have some thorny issues ahead of them – our county is growing, and not always in a manner which can be readily forecast. Growth is generally a good thing – it means more people are discovering the benefits of our community – but care must be taken not to regulate those benefits out of existence. At the same time, we must protect the investments made by those who make their homes and livings here. It’s an awkward, frustrating beam to balance, but one that has to be walked to the betterment of everyone.

With that growth has come more people – and with more people, we have more conflicts between humans and habitat.

We don’t mean conflicts with wild animals, although rabies, depredation, and the ongoing fight between hunters and nonhunters are also major issues. We’re referring to problems with pollution, drainage, solid waste disposal, and a host of other problems, large and small. Once again, government has a difficult beam to walk, balancing the protection of the environment with the practicality of human need.

Law enforcement is facing new challenges as well; the national media frenzy over the perceived mistreatment of any black suspect dilutes the true problems that occur when a bad cop mistreats an innocent citizen of any color. Until we can have meaningful communication between not just blacks and whites, but police and all minority communities, the problem will only get worse.

None of the challenges facing our county this year are easy, but none are insurmountable either. We have a diverse, vibrant community, from east to west, and most have an abiding love for Pender County. We only hope that loyalty shows through this year, and people will take control of their communities, and keep Pender strong.

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Pender Stories

Steve the Welder, Part 2

Bill Messer Steve the Welder and I met at his shop, and we talked about how he got started welding, and the type of work he does in his shop near Surf City. I learned about basic welding in the first part, and in this part Steve tells me about more types.

“After stick weldin, it was MIG weldin’,” Steve continues.

Now we were getting somewhere, because this is what I wanted to see. MIG is Metal Inert Gas, and it is a type of welding in which a wire electrode is fed from a gun, and shielded from the

air by a flow of inert gas, usually argon or carbon dioxide, to keep the molten metal from combining with contaminants in the air.

“It’s wire-fed,” Steve went on to explain, “The wire is the filler, and the gas is the flux, that cleans the weld. It’s an inert gas, and it depends on what you’re weldin’. If you’re doin’ aluminum, it’s argon. If you’re doin’ regular metal, you need to use a 75/25 mix with carbon dioxide.”

Showing that I had read up on these things but had never actually seen one before, I noticed another welding outfit, and asked about it.

“This is TIG,” Steve showed me. TIG, for Tungsten Inert Gas, uses a tungsten electrode to set the arc and wire filler is fed into the pool of melted metal, all the while surrounded by a flow of inert gas.

Steve stood and walked over to the two machines and

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Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

Paradigm shift

Recognizing real riches By the time you read this, someone will likely be a billionaire.

I feel sorry for them.

Well, to be more accurate, I guess they’ll be a multi-hundred-mllion-aire, since the state and federal government will be taking the lion’s share in taxes. All I know for sure is that somebody who bought a Powerball ticket will suddenly find themselves in possession of more money than the annual budgets of several smaller states, and not a few countries.

I am not going to continue to beat the dead mule here, but I have never made any bones about my feelings regarding the lottery. I feel it was passed unconstitutionally in our state; I don’t doubt the words of some legislators who said they were threatened politically by folks on both sides of the aisle if they voted against it. I have yet to see the benefits of smaller, poorer counties providing a subsidy for schools in larger, wealthier counties.

First and foremost, though— I’m against the lottery because I consider it against God’s word. Gambling is a sin, and while I am just as much of a sinner as the rest of you, that doesn’t mean I have license to condone sin. Laugh at me if you want. I won’t condemn folks who play the Powerball, but I won’t be amongst those wasting lunch money on getting rich quick – but if I get the opportunity, I will make my feelings known.

I am afraid I angered some ladies in a store recently. The scene wasn’t as dramatic as a few years ago, when two women held up the checkout line offering to trade their food stamp cards, gasoline and sex for a few more dollars (and prevented me from getting to church on time).

But still—the Powerball had reached something like a measly half-billion dollars, and the poor clerk was harassed beyond belief. Every time she attempted to help other customers, the lottery zombies would remonstrate and demonstrate that they were there first. This was despite the signs reminding folks that lotto customers came after regular customers at this particular store.

One of the ladies in question even went so far as to say that the first thing she would do when she won was buy the store and “fire your skinny (expletive deleted).” A man beside the soon-to-be-wealthy woman murmured for her to behave, but she continued grumbling and threatening.

Jefferson Weaver I was disgusted, and tired from working all day and into the evening, but I kept my mouth shut. The cashier caught my eye and in a weary voice, asked if I needed fuel or lottery tickets.

“He don’t need no lottery tickets,” laughed the other soon-to-be-convenience store magnate. “Man wearing a coat and tie don’t need no money.”

And the bar n door was thrown wide open.

In as calm a manner as possible, I hammered my three points—that gambling’s a sin, the lottery is a tax designed to oppress poor people with dreams of easy money, and it was passed unconstitutionally. Then I added that I had to question why anyone would trust politicians with a bunch of extra free money.

From the back of the line I got an “Amen” from a fellow who was also just trying to get home. He reminded me of one of my fellow lottery-opponents, a man who drives logging trucks for a living, and in the evenings, does metal fabrication on the side. His wife takes care of their special needs child; and their oldest girl wants to be a doctor to help people like her sibling.

My purchase made, I wandered back to the truck, thinking about what one could do with all that money, were one to win a lottery. The night was cold and clear and the stars so sharp they hurt, and I realized that, even if I stay broke, I’m already wealthier than money could ever provide.

I have a wonderful wife, friends I can rely on when things go badly wrong, and a job I love. I have dogs who adore me, cats who tolerate me, chickens to feed me, and horses whose stories of survival are the stuff of Hollywood.

I have a legacy and lessons left by wonderful parents,

whom I try daily not to embarrass. I have a family I love, despite our being spread out and at least as marginally dysfunctional as all families.

We may not have children, but we have the children of others whom we love as our own. I have others I call family as well, folks who are not bound by blood, but because of our mutual love for those who have passed on. There are others as well with whom we have not shared a major tragedy, but the connection is such that a 2 a.m. phone call will be answered, and a cry for help from beside a rainy road will bring the cavalry runnin’.

In the backyard of my new home, as well as the waterways close by, there are hungry catfish, sleek otters and mossbacked turtles. The woods are a veritable smorgasbord of flora and fauna designed to be eaten, worn or enjoyed.

I have watched from the tuna tower of a fishing boat as a humpback whale divided a shoal of spot and Spanish mackerel like Moses at the Red Sea. I have owls who respond when I hoot back at them, and coyotes to challenge as the sun drops below the pines and the day changes hands. There are blueberries, blackberries, sassafras, wild pears and forgotten apples, grapes beyond description, and all other kinds of wild things awaiting the hungry man willing to get his hands dirty, or maybe scratched a little.

I have people who enjoy reading at least some of what I write, and are willing to tell me so.

Despite tur ning a halfcentury old this week, I’m in remarkably good health, considering some of my bad habits. I live in the best state in the greatest nation in the world, despite our problems and the people who hate us simply for being Americans.

I have salvation through Jesus Christ, and the reassurance of an eternal home, even when I fail him. And the riches there are far more abundant than anything one can purchase here on earth.

I won’t go out of my way to personally attack folks who buy lottery tickets; it’s their choice, and doesn’t really affect me in the long run, despite the annoying inconvenience of waiting behind the next gazillionaire who has a system.

I just feel kind of sorry for a lot of them – I’m already rich beyond imagination.

–Weaver is a columnist for the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@whiteville.com.

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The beginning of a new year signals feelings of hope and anticipation as we develop resolutions to better ourselves. In my world, the result is a daunting list of unrealistic goals which I typically fail to reach. Ironically, each new list mirrors those of years past-eat smarter, exercise more, organize the chaos.

The results of my lofty goal setting are usually the same, too. Days one, two and three are exercises in will power as I pat myself on the back for a job well done.

Adrift in a sea of determination, I promise not to surrender to the temptations of excessive television watching, Doritos, fast food or the hoarding of kitchen utensils.

Alas, the mojo invariably dies down as my lack of mental fortitude pulls me under and I begin to drown in my desire for immediate gratification.

Maybe there’s something seriously wrong with me. I know that this lack of drive isn’t hereditary. I come from a long line of farmers and, in the case of my grandparents, neither they nor their children ate if the work wasn’t finished. Working non-stop from sunrise until sunset wasn’t just a way of life for them-it was an act of survival.

A strong work ethic was instilled at birth as my grandfather was probably driving a tractor by the age of five. Sitting about mindlessly watching television was never an option. The lack of amenities such as convenience stores and Amazon Prime created a life that centered on hours of work in the dirt among family and neighbors.

In the evenings, sitting around the table with tired hands and a hungry belly was a welcome respite. Television never beckoned the attention of the kids and no one lazed around tapping at the keyboard of a phone.

Food, that most precious of commodities, was blessed, eaten and appreciated-no matter its form or taste.

Life was exponentially more difficult for the generations that came before me and I’m blessed beyond measure to have luxuries designed to make daily life easier. Yet, I can’t manage the simplicity of gluten free eating or donning my kicks for a brisk walk to the beach.

As usual, the epiphany hit me at 2:00 a.m. Perhaps my goals aren’t throwing me askew but, rather, my mindset. Instead of considering actions that might guide my new persona, I should focus on the approaches and attitudes driving my lifestyle choices. This paradigm shift will be prerequisite to a new and improved me.

My locus of control, the perception of why or how things happen in my wacky world, has always been external. Basically, I view my life as a dodge ball game, with me at the center of chaos and nowhere to hide. As situations lob violently towards me, I cower and wait until

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer January is half gone Here I am in the hospital again. Unfortunately I was in an automobile accident on the Saturday before Christmas. I broke three ribs and my pinkie finger on my right hand. I have lots of bumps and bruises, but again I feel blessed not to have been hurt more. Fortunately the people in the other car were not seriously hurt either, according to the highway patrolman. I do praise god for that.

Anyway, I spent a few days in New Hanover Trauma Center and was transferred back to Pender for rehab. The good news is that I’m hoping to go home on Friday. I hope this is the last thing you hear about my ambulance rides, my having to take oxygen, and the last time I’ll be in the hospital. God has blessed me once again, and I am grateful.

As I was hanging in the car seat with my seat belt holding me in and the air bag having exploded, I just thought “what has happened now?� Soon blue and red lights were flashing, and I was being put on that flat board. The car was at an angle on the side of the ditch and I was tied onto the flint board. A 12-foot metal ladder was laid on the other side of the ditch and I was pulled up the ladder by the gentle and efficient rescue people. We checked into Pender Memorial ER and then moved to New Hanover Trauma unit.

I understand that my little Hyundai Elantra will be of little use to me any more, and I’m not planning to buy another car. So I’m trying hard to learn to walk properly – because I will not be driving anymore.

Anyway, the hospital stay for three or four weeks has been great for improving my

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Continued from page 4A picked up the MIG torch. “This is an aluminum spool gun, aluminum MIG, and it’s got aluminum wire in here (the spool) that feeds out and fills the weld, whereas this TIG,� he said and picked up a different torch, “this gives off electricity which heats up the metal, and melts it, and you hand feed wire in.�

All welding uses a heat source, usually gas or electricity, to melt the edges of pieces of metal, and the gap is filled in with melted metal from a stick or wire fed into the molten puddle, and as the weld is filled in, the torch or electrode moves along the path of the weld, pushing the puddle along, constantly fed by the wire or stick.

I have had a fling with gas welding myself, and learned that laying a weld is an art, and a good welder can produce a steady weld of nearly unvarying thickness and evenly spaced puddle ridges moving along the length of the weld. I myself produced some of the ugliest welds ever seen, but with lots of grinding down to the base metal, the tested welds held together under testing.

Steve showed me the controls of the MIG machine, and explained the settings used to vary the voltage for the thickness of the metal, as well as the speed of the wire feed. “You have to have the wire come out at the proper speed, you have to have the gas set at the proper pressure, you have to have the heat set properly.� “What was your most difficult kind of welding?� I asked. “I had a pretty big deal learning how to do aluminum, because I learned how

walking, balance and overall strengthening. The therapy staff has made it interesting for me. One day we played a Wii game of computer bowling. Instead of a heavy bowling ball, we held a control in our hand, took aim, and let the imaginary ball go down the lane (often to turn right and end up in the alley.)

But with a little beginner’s luck, I managed to get a couple of stroked and spares in so it was fun as well as beneficial to my health.

Maybe I need to get some games to play on my T.V. As we were bowling, I asked if any of them had ever bowled with duck pins.

They were so young they did not even know what I was talking about.

When I was growing up, particularly in World War II years, duck pin bowling was the game to play. The pins were short and squatter.

The balls were the size of a softball. I remember taking the trolley car to Wrightsville Beach, going to the Lumina Station and playing duck pin bowling.

For some reason it sort of went out of style. A couple of years ago we were going to a bowling alley in Wilmington.

I asked for the smallest adult ball. I could not even lift the eight pound ball. Surely do wish I could find a duck pin game to play again.

We researched on Google and found that there are still some alleys on several states.

I can’t find my research, so I’ll have to tell you later about the states that still have duck pins and have tournaments every year. I think one of them was Massachusetts. Anyway, it was a fun game and did not have the heavy balls. I’ll bet children would love it.

Lorna Doones One day a staff member brought me some early morning coffee and a package of four Lorna Doone shortbread cookies.

I almost cried when I saw them because they were my mother’s favorite cookie.

I did not even think they were still on the market. So I enjoyed eating them and thinking about my mother.

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh Have you ever wondered what happened to the three treasures that the wise men

brought to Jesus when they came from the East to find the King of the Jews and workshop him. King Herod was jealous of someone who might want to take his kingdom away from him.

When the wise men asked Herod where to find Jesus, he told them to come back and tell him so he could worship him. But – he really wanted to kill him..

So an angel told the wise men not to go back to Herod because he decided to kill all babies under two years of age. The angel also told Joseph to leave Bethlehem and go to live in Egypt until Herod died.

So after the wise men found Jesus, gave Him the gifts, and worshipped Him, they went back another way, as the angel had instructed them. And Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus left in the middle of the night to start the journey to Egypt. Joseph was a carpenter by trade, so it is likely that he could find a job in Egypt.

And what about the Frankincense and Myrrh?

They were for use at a person’s death. Did they keep those for 33 years and plant to anoint the body with them after they had to watch Jesus suffer and die on the cross?

I don’t think the Bible ever tells us what happened to the treasures. But I’m sure people have speculated about them for two thousand years.

What do you think?

Another New Year The weather for our fall and winter has been strange and different. Does this mean that we will now have a severely cold winter? Does it mean we will have a mild season like we had a Christmas? Whatever God sends us we will have to take and be prepared.

Are we in the last days as many suggest? Actually Jesus said he did not know – only God knew.

Anyway, if we trust Jesus as our Lord and Savior and have asked Him to forgive him our sins, “I am the way, the truth and the Life, No man comes to the Father except by Me.�

Just take one day at a time and follow Jesus. Happy New Year. Be blessed by God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit each day.

Shalom!

to do steel, and steel’s pretty easy. Stainless is real fun to do because it’s very clean, and when you get into aluminum, especially with the wire feeders, it kinda’ sparks and makes a pretty big mess. In order to do it ‘clean’ I ended up getting’ the TIG machine.

It gives you a lot more control, you can aim your heat and adjust your frequencies a lot more.� “My biggest thing is I do such a wide variety, for instance, this guy came in, he brought his thing in, I’m not even sure what it is, but he was an older gentleman, and his hands didn’t work so well, so he couldn’t open his hands and grip things, and he wanted me to build this for him. I don’t know if it’s for deep fryin’ or what, so we came up with this,� and Steve demonstrated it with a lifting movement, looking like something used to lift a deep-fried turkey out of the hot oil. “I do a lot of things like that. I’ll have women come in with broken lamps, to be braised, or boats with holes in ‘em. I’ve done dough makers, the dog box, all kinds of things. I’ve got a book of pictures.�

Steve went over to a workbench and brought back a notebook full of photographs of some of the projects he has done, and many of them were spiral staircases. I especially wanted to learn how the spiral was crafted, imagining the measurements and setup for the handrail had to be incredibly complex. I was surprised at the genius of the solution. “You roll the steel into a coil of the correct diameter, and stretch it out to the height you need,� he said, and immediately I understood, it was just like a giant spring.

Steve went through the pictures in his book, showing me pictures of commercial

and residential jobs; mostly stairs and rails. “These are steel staircases,� he said, “And that’s what I’d really like to get back into, but people don’t want to spend a lot of money for things like that. “Holy Cow! That’s awesome,� I exclaimed as he showed me page after page of spiral staircases in homes and businesses, and I heard myself say, a few pages later, “Wow, even awesomer!� “This one’s down in Sunset Beach, and that one’s in Surf City, this is in Landfall. A lot of this is stuff I built working for another company.

A few pages later, it was something I recognized, the pirate ship Raven and cruise boat Belle in Surf City, and I found we had a mutual friend, Dave Gardner, the boats’ Captain. “Dave told me what he wanted, the rails around the front on Raven, and rails on Belle. I built them, welded on Belle underneath when she was out of the water, welded stuff on the hull.� “I know you have to get back to work,� I reminded myself, “So on the way out, show me what you doing on the boat out front.� “It’s got a hole in the bottom,� he said, and reached in and sloshed his hand around in the water standing in the bottom.

I saw the damaged section, radiating cracks three or four inches long. “Are you going to weld them, or put a patch over it?� “I’m gonna’ plate ‘em. If you try to weld something like that, aluminum, as you weld it, it shrinks back so the crack gets wider and that won’t work, so I’ll weld a plate on top, and probably another one on the bottom.

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Pender County Backyard Adventures

Discover your roots

By Tammy Proctor Pender County Tourism Director Special to the Post & Voice

“It’s all donated,� said Taylor. Some documents are loaned to the center, which are then copied and preserved for others to view.

The center houses the personal records of NC Supreme Court Judge Clifton Moore, the Claudia Stack Collection regarding Rosenwald Schools, the railroad research files of Robert Cooke, and a collection by University of North Carolina Wilmington professor Dr. Ainsley, who researched the Hugh MacRae East European Colonies.

One important collection comes from W. Dallas Herring, the father of North

Genealogy and family history are of great interest to many Americans. We want to know, as Alex Haley documented, our Roots.

Often we find our forebears on a contraption they never imaged – a computer.

Ancestry.com and familysearch.com are popular websites to browse to discover our lineages.

However, right here in Pender County is a treasury of documented family dynasties. “Families may not live here, but they know their ancestors arrived in North Carolina,� said Mike Taylor, the director of the Pender County Public Library.

Family tree searches often lead to the W. Dallas Herring Carolina Heritage Research Center in Burgaw.

Located at 108 S. Cowan St., across the street from the library, the library annex is the Henry – Murphy House. “We’ve had families come from 19 states, the latest from Oregon, to search for their ancestors,� said Taylor.

In the historic house, where T.T. Murphy, the longest serving school super intent in North Carolina raised his family, are archives from Pender, Duplin, and Sampson counties.

Taylor said the collections encompass history on the Lower Cape Fear and the Middle Cape Fear regions.

visitors with the assistance of a librarian may view. “We are here to assist,� said Taylor, adding that genealogy is similar to constructing a puzzle. “We have the tools that can help you get started to organize your information.�

The library accepts donations or loans of photos and photocopied materials. Any and all research materials pertaining to Pender County and southeastern North Carolina in particular and genealogy are appropriate, he said. The library is also interested in journals, diaries, family letters, family Bible records, church Photo contributed

Pender County Library director Mike Taylor examines records at the W. Dallas Herring Carolina Heritage Research Center in Burgaw.

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Continued from page 4A the attack has passed, only to be bashed again when I least expect it. Viewing the circumstances of my life as random and unavoidable has served me poorly. Perhaps the burnt cookies, attempts to trim my own bangs and catching on fire are not the

Carolina’s community college system. A resident of Rose Hill, Herring built a genealogy collection focusing mostly on Pender County families. He created a 36,000 index card collection on hundreds of families.

Available to visitors at the center is a collection of research from the estate of Claude Moore of Turkey in Sampson County. A professor of history at Mt. Olive College, Moore gathered a lifetime of research on events, people and places in the region.

Visitors also have free access to Ancestry.com at the center.

There is one restricted access area of the center, but

histories, publications and research notes.

Duplication and backing up family research at the library also serves as a security measure for irreplaceable documents, Taylor said. “We have more than 7,000 books, a 36,000 index card file collection, dozens and dozens of manuscripts, maps and more,� said Taylor. “We are welcome you to visit.�

The W. Dallas Herring Carolina Heritage Research Center is open Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information visit online at genealogy@ pendercountync.gov or call 910-259-1906.

fiendish acts of a malevolent entity charged with balancing karma but, rather, consequences of poor planning and decision-making on my part. Shifting my locus of control to internal mode will be the catalyst that will make 2016 the best year ever.

I will be the cause of great things rather than the effect of what life throws at me. My “maybes� will become “wills� and my “what

ifs� will become “why nots.�

I will remove some distractions that keep me from task and will try to drink in every moment of my precious life.

I will be brave, confident, a bit less worrisome and, if time and motivation permit, learn to dance like Michael Jackson.

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Einstein

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Sea Turtle Hospital News

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice Stunning news In late December 30 coldstunned turtles were flown by volunteer pilots using their own planes from the New England Aquarium to Beaufort.

After a short stop at CMAST where our turtle vet, Dr. Craig Harms and his staff carefully examined and assessed their condition 20 of them arrived at our hospital in their luxurious travelling crates, an assortment of boxes. The balance were sent to the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores for care.

Both we and our colleagues realized that we had not yet gotten into our cold stun season and that it would be prudent to retain some space for our local cold-stuns.

Good thing we did, because last week we got an additional 46 of the more than 750 that cold-stunned along our coast.

Our record number of patients, 79, are now occupying almost every available inch of floor space in all three rehab areas.

The lone loggerhead that came in with the 45 greens was immediately named Cecil the Lion-hearted Turtle in memory of Cecil the lion who was tragically killed earlier this year. That left 45 that still needed names, so we looked to Disney for some inspiration and we’re in the process of naming them after Disney characters. Thank goodness Walt and Disney studios has been very prolific.

With relatively short notice our hospital staff gathered, bought and begged a truckload of small tanks to hold each patient individually. Working tirelessly they cleaned and prepped each tank, and steeled themselves for the physical and mental challenges that lay ahead.

The New England batch, consisting mostly of Kemp’s Ridleys had already been named after characters from the new Star Wars movie and have been in our care for several weeks. Most of them are eating at least something and it’s apparent that our nearly two decades of experience plus lots of TLC by our volunteers is starting to pay off.

The major thing with cold stuns is that you never really know exactly what you’re dealing with. The external effects of being unable to move and at the mercy of the tides and predators are pretty apparent by the amount of abrasions, bruising, eye issues and their just generally beat up condition. But it’s the stuff that we can’t see that’s more worrisome.

Just how long were they stunned and just how deeply did that cold penetrate their little bodies? These critters are mostly little bitty things with little fat to offer even a tiny bit of protection in frigid air and water temperatures. And even

Photo contributed

Fifth graders at Cape Fear Elementary School produce the morning show for the school.

They do positive referrals, announcements, the Pledge of Allegiance, and then lead exercises to help meet the PE weekly requirement of 150 minutes of moderate exercise.

The students pictured are Cheyenne Antrican, Zoe Jones, Leila Thompson, Skylar Johnson and McKinley Murphy.

Want to see your school events in the Post & Voice?

Send us photos and stories about what‛s happening at your school. posteditor@post-voice.com if they’ve been without food for a while they don’t always have the best appetite once they warm up.

Our volunteers spend hours hunched over and scooting across the floors from tank to tank with bowls of tiny pieces of fish, squid, crab or anything else we think that a turtle might find tasty, coaxing and cajoling them into eating. If they won’t eat they’re just not going to get better.

And then there’s the time spent treating their wounds.

Treatment can range from a soapy bath with a bit of triple antibiotic on the tender areas to more than an hour, depending on each patient’s condition.

Starting with a bath, treatment might include: a betadine soak, honey (minimum of 30 minutes,) SSD and eye drops (two kinds.) When you’re doing that for dozens of turtles, well, you can do the math to get an idea of how many hours our dedicated staff spends working their carapaces off.

It’s much more than just hands-on with our turtles, although that in itself requires constant vigilance because honestly, they all look so much alike when they’re little, and we have to keep all their records straight.

There’s laundry: our two commercial sized washers and dryers run constantly from the minute we walk in the door until we shut the lights off in the evening. Nets, brushes, bowls and scoops are everywhere, and pumps and hoses snake along our floors.

Everything and everybody has to work together seamlessly while maintaining a sense of humor to get the job done. Our hospital is no place for divas or dictators, or if you don’t like getting dirty.

But everybody can help – by being our eyes while we’re all working at the hospital. These little cold stuns frequently will wash onto the beach or into marshy areas because they are at the mercy of the tides.

Although they may appear to be dead that’s not necessarily the case – they may literally be too cold to move.

We continue to rely on our locals and visitors to report any sightings or strandings of sea turtles of any size. If you see any turtle in distress, injured (or dead) please call our Director of Beach Operations Terry Meyer at 910-4702880; Hospital Director Jean Beasley at 910-470-2800 or the State of North Carolina hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367. The state number picks up 24/7.

No tours until spring We are closed for tours until spring. Our winter months include not only on turtle care but building and equipment maintenance and improvements. Check our Facebook page for the latest news on our patients and shop for gifts at our website: www.seaturtlehospital.org.

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Charles Meacham Harrell Sr. BURGAW -- Charles Meacham Harrell, Sr., age 90, passed away Thursday Jan. 7, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center surrounded by the love of his family. He was born Jan. 2, 1926, son of the late William Ross and Estelle Rochelle Harrell.

Charlie was born in the family home in Burgaw and lived his entire life in the town that he loved almost as much as the large family which nurtured him. He attended Burgaw High School and Edwards Military Institute in Salemburg.

After graduation he joined the United States Navy and served honorably in the South Pacific during World War II. His memories of the war included boarding the Enola Gay, and running into friends from Burgaw in Shanghai, China.

Returning from the war, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In 1950 Charlie married Loretta “Jan” Janicki, of Castle Hayne. He became owner and manager of the two oldest surviving businesses in Burgaw, Harrell’s Department Store and Harrell’s Funeral Home which he held until his passing. He served as Burgaw fire chief, mayor of Burgaw, a town commissioner, was a charter member of the Pender County Rescue Squad, a member of the Burgaw Rotary Club, the Burgaw Jaycees.

He was a charter member of the Pender Progress Corporation which created Pender County’s first industrial park.

For all the years of service to his community, the governor conferred upon him the Order of the Long Leaf, the highest civilian honor given by the state of North Carolina. He was a life-long member of Burgaw Baptist Church.

His positive outlook on life lead him to be a lifelong sponsor and supporter of numerous community activities including the American Legion,

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the Lions Club, Pender High School Athletics, Pender High School Band, Pender Youth sports, and many more. He received an award for being a 30-year sponsor of the Burgaw Dixie Youth Sports League.

He is survived by four sons, W. Ross Harrell, Vernon Harrell and wife Michelle all of Burgaw, C. Meacham Harrell, Jr. and wife Cathy of Harleysville, Pa., Herbert Harrell and wife Julie of Burgaw; a daughter-in-law Rochelle Whiteside; ten grandchildren, Arwyn, Noah, Misha, Gabe, Robin, Calyx, Leah, Casey, Alex, and Jenna; two greatgrandchildren, Jason and Kate; and a sister Victoria H. Teal of Burgaw. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 60 years Loretta “Jan” Harrell, three brothers and three sisters.

Funeral services were held Monday Jan. 11, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Harrell’s Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation was Sunday Jan. 10, 2016 from 3-5 p.m. at Harrell’s Funeral Home.

Memorial gifts may be sent to NHRMC/Pender Memorial Hospital 507 E. Fremont St., Burgaw, N.C. 28425, an institution which he prized and praised from its inception as an invaluable asset to our community.

Bettie Jane Yost Shipton HAMPSTEAD -- Bettie Jane Yost Shipton, 89, of Hampstead, joined the choirs of heaven at home on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Bettie was born on Jan. 21, 1926 to the late Pleasant James ‘PJ’ Yost and Lillie Florence Bost-Yost, was reared in Salisbury and on the farms of Rockwell, N.C. as was the last living of seven siblings and she graduated from Rockwell High School. Bettie met her husband, Ralph, as children attending Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rockwell.

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others will a willing and cheerful spirit. Using her creative style, she held many positions and enjoyed many hobbies, including gardening, crafts, golf, and an Amway business.

Her leadership roles were primarily three Eastern Star chapters and the Lutheran Church. As a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilmington, she sang in the choir and volunteered for countless committees and programs. Throughout the travels and travails of their life together, her greatest devotion was towards her husband Ralph, their family and the home they built on the water called Diamond Point.

For 70 years Captain Ralph V. Shipton, Sr. retired Piedmont Airlines, showered his love and attention on Bettie, the home he designed, and their four devoted children – Ralph V. “Butch” Shipton, Jr. and wife Marcia of Sanford, Maine; Donald L. “Chuck” Shipton and wife Vicky of Advance; Melodie Shipton-Broome and husband Brad of West Palm Beach, Fla,, and Terry Dean Shipton and Sheila O’Donnell of Charlotte. Her eight loving grand children are Christie Shrader, husband Tracey; Susan McKenney, husband Michael; Amanda Gotta, husband Eric; Alison Marques, husband Casey; Christopher Shipton, Alexander Shipton, Jerry Shipton and Leigh Resnik. She was blessed with eight great grand children – Madison, Garrett, Morgan and Gavin Shrader, Haleigh and Nathaniel McKenney and Nancy and Michael Shipton.

The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 at Andrews Mortuary, 17th and Market Streets, Wilmington. Celebration of Life services were held at 11a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6th and Market Streets, Wilmington. A lunch reception was held at the church, and immediately following lunch, burial at Sealawn Cemetary, Hampstead for all guests.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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Kregg Nobles Autry WILLARD -- Kregg Nobles Autry, 53, of Willard passed away on Sunday, Jan, 3, 2016 at home. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 noticed customers coming in, and knew he had to get back to work, so I left a few hundred questions unasked, maybe for another time.

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at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Wallace Chapel. Burial followed at Riverview Memorial Park, Watha.

Roland Thomas Horrell ATKINSON -- Roland Thomas Horrell, 71, of Atkinson passed peacefully from his earthly life on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice LifeCare Center.

He was born Dec. 25, 1944 in Pender County, the son of the late Roderick Thomas and Clara Barnhill Horrell. Also remembered are his beloved wife, Jo Ann Abrams Horrell and brother, Raymond Horrell, both who preceded Tommy in death.

Tommy is survived by his sons, Ricky Horrell (Sherry) and Nick Horrell (Christine); grandchildren, Ethan Horrell, Brianna Horrell and Nicholas Horrell; sister, Sara Jane Lanier (Earl); sister-in-law, Julie Horrell Burns (Bill); and many extended family and friends.

The family received friends 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw.

Graveside service was at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Atkinson Cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Kelly officiating. Military honors will be accorded

by American Legion Post 10.

Masonic Rites will be accorded

by Atkinson Lodge No. 612 A.F. & A.M. Memorial gifts may be given to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physicians Dr., Wilmington, NC 28401 or Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.

dren, Larry Rivenbark (Melissa), Gretchen Brock (Marty), Tony Tomassetti (Marilyn) and Dean Tomassetti (Karlee); many grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister, Betty Jane R. Bartenbach; and many extended family and friends.

Visitation was 10:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at Cora’s Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church with service at 12 noon with the Rev. Randy Little and The Rev. W. E. Smith officiating.

Burial followed in Riverview Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to Cora’s Grove P.F.W.B. Church, 4875 Cora’s Grove Rd., Watha, NC 28478.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.

until moving to Ocean Springs in 2013 to be closer to her children.

Private services are scheduled for 2 pm, Friday Jan. 15, 2016 at her home in Ocean Springs. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Ronald McDonald House at donate.rmhc.org. Any condolences may be sent to 7216 Bayou Landing Dr, Ocean Springs, MS 39564.

Jessie Lula Boyd Shepard BURGAW -- Jessie Lula B oyd S h e p a rd a g e 7 8 o f Burgaw died Saturday Jan. 9, 2016 at Kenansville Health and Rehab.

She was born Oct. 25, 1937 in Brunswick County daughter of the late Johnny Richard and Beulah Hughes Boyd.

She is survived by her husband Dallas Vance Shepard Sr.; two daughters Sharon Higgins and husband Jay of Beulaville, Lula Rene Turner and husband Jim of Clinton; six grandchildren, Kenneth, Heather, Hannah, Ryan, Dallas III and Keaton; two brothers, John Boyd and wife Melba and Donald Ray Boyd and wife Frances all of Wilmington; a sister Janice Ward and husband Roy of Rocky Point; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her son Dallas Shepard Jr. and two grandchildren, Dallas Lee Canady and Vance Turner.

Funeral services will be Wednesday January 13, 2016 at Harrell’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Coleman Family Cemetery in Brunswick Co. The family will receive friends Tuesday 7-8 p.m. at Harrell’s Funeral Home.

Online tributes and condolences can be made at www. harrellsfh.com The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

Darlene Faircloth OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS. –– Wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Darlene Faircloth (née Weckwerth) died peacefully on Jan. 10, 2016 at the age of 75.

Darlene is survived by her husband Louis, daughters Sheila Mungo (Wayne) and Melissa Faircloth (Bryant Boothe), and granddaughter, Marianne Loftis (Jim) of Ocean Springs Miss., all previously from Burgaw. She is also survived by grandson Donnie Richardson and great grandson Andrew Richardson of Rocky Point, and her sister Dorothy Dahl of Faribault Minn. She is preceded in death by daughter, Deanna Kane, of Rocky Point.

Darlene was born on June 13, 1940 in Waseca, Minn.

She met and married Louis in Bossier City, La. in 1958.

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Pender cagers earn two conference wins

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender Patriot men’s basketball coach Gary Battle is known as a player’s coach.

He has that fatherly approach and it has worked well over the years. However, the veteran coach will stick to his guns when it is needed.

Last week he told his young team that they needed to play their style of play.

Apparently they heeded his advice as the team won two of three Four County Conference games last week including a 67-61 win over a very good West Bladen squad.

The Patriots started the week off with an away game at East Bladen. The Pats were without leading scorer Rodney ‘Tigga’ Hansley. His 17.4 points a game was sorely missed as the Patriots fell 70-58.

Pender seemed out of synch in the opening quarter as it looked for someone to take up the scoring of Hansley.

The Eagles jumped out to an early lead and coasted to a 19-9 advantage after the first period.

The Patriots fired back in the second period and outscored the Eagles 17-11.

East Bladen took a 30-26 lead into the break.

The home team Eagles outscored the Patriots 22-18 in the third quarter and went into the final eight minutes nursing a nine point lead. The visiting Patriots could not make up the difference and fell by 12.

Jarious Williams led the Patriots with 15 points while D.J. Tucker added 14. With the absence of Hansley, the Patriots shot only two treys on the night.

Next up was an away game with a very good West Bladen team. The Pats had their leading scorer back in Hansley and he paid dividends quickly as the bombardier made 5-8 three pointers in scoring 25 points as the Pats took a hard earned 68-61 win.

Pender opened the game with a ven-

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Patriot Justin Hooper battles Union’s big man under the basket in last week’s win over the Spartans. geance and outscored the home team Knights 13-7. West answered the Pats run with one of its own and cut the six point Patriot lead to four at the break.

With the score 28-24 Pender, the chance of a battle ensuing in the second half of play was imminent.

The Knights outscored the Pats by four in the third period and the score was tied at 46-46 with eight minutes of regulation left to play.

Pender used a scrambling defense to

get things going and the offense followed suit. The Pender County crew outscored West 22-15 to take the win.

Jarious Williams answered Hansley 25 points with 25 of his own. The Patriots were 9-15 from beyond the arc.

The final game of the week found the Patriots at home verse the Union Spartans. The Patriots relied on a scrambling defense along with a big first half from Hansley to take a 64-46 win over the Sampson County Spartans.

Hansley was on fire in the first quarter of this contest. He opened the contest with two treys from deep beyond the arc.

The Spartans answered with a deuce and the Pats found themselves with a 6-2 lead.

Hansley nailed another trey late in the half to give the Patriots a 14-5 lead.

Union stayed in the contest with a couple of threes of their own. The scoreboard read 15-11 Pender.

The scrambling Patriot defense paid dividends in the second period. Union turned the ball over several times and the Pender squad made them pay. The Pender lead reached double digits midway through the period. The score was Pender 34-Union 19 at the break.

Coach Battles charge continued to trap and press in the third quarter and the Spartans struggled to break that defense. Pender’s defense forced several turnovers that ended in layups. The scoreboard showed 45-23 Pender after three quarters of play.

Hansley hit his fourth trey of the game early in the final frame and the Pats were on their way to their second conference win of the week.

Jarious Williams led the Patriots with 17 points while Hansley chipped in 13.

Pender’s record stands at 4-7 overall and 2-3 in conference play. They hosted Trask on Tuesday before traveling to Wallace on Friday to face off with the Bulldogs. The Patriots two opponents this week are a combined 19-3 overall and 6-0 in conference play.

Pender retires Pittman’s volleyball jersey

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender High school retired recent graduate Brianna Pittman’s jersey at halftime of the Patriots game with Union.

Pittman holds many school records and also broke the state record for blocks with 645 during her senior year. Her statistics for that year were phenomenal. She tallied 269 kills, five assists, 190 blocks, 46 aces and 76 digs while carrying a 57.6 percent hitting percentage. Her career total of 645 blocks, a state record also places her in sixth place on the National Federation of State High School Associations list.

Pittman signed a division one scholarship with the University of Dayton where she red shirted in her freshman year.

Pittman was a regular on the travel ball circuit where she honed her skills for the next level.

“I think I was prepared for the next level. With what I learned here and playing travel ball I felt pretty comfortable entering college,” said Pittman.

Pittman expects to be ready to play in her sophomore year and will retain four years of eligibility after her redshirt year.

“Getting redshirted will help me be better prepared for the faster pace of the college game.”

The Patriots were 36-15 in her final two years at the school. They lost only one conference game in that span in going 27-1. As for the school retiring her jersey, the 6-4 athlete was very surprised.

“I didn’t’ expect this to-

Coming off a 2-1 record in the Cape fear Academy Holiday Challenge, the Topsail High School girls’ basketball team appeared ready for a return to the tough Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference schedule.

But, as they are discovering, there is a huge difference between games against the likes of Cape Fear Academy and Wilmington Christian Academy, along with earlier foes like Pender, Trask and Dixon, and games against 4A teams like Ashley, Hoggard, Laney, and New Hanover.

For the third and fourth time this season, the Lady Pirates came up short against that level of competition.

Friday it was the fourth quarter that did the Lady Pirates in as nine turnovers allowed the Lady Wildcats to break open a close, and highly-competitive game, as New Hanover defeated Topsail 55-

43 in a conference game in Brogden Hall.

A short jumper by Topsail senior Brandy Williams with 4:25 remaining in regulation tied the game at 40-40 but the Lady Pirates (9-5, 0-4) turned the ball over on four of their next five possessions and five of their last eight possessions, and those miscues led to several easy buckets for the Lady Wildcats (11-4, 4-0) – resulting in a game-ending 15-3 run and a 54-43 New Hanover victory.

“Maybe we just started to run out of gas,” Topsail Coach Andrew Ellington said. “I had a couple of timeouts in my pocket and I was saving them because it had been such a close game and I didn’t want to use them all up. I took one of them in the fourth to give them a breather.

“I do really believe that was one of our better games. The scoreboard didn’t turn out the way we wanted but I`can’t

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Growing up I was taught that a school teacher was at the top of the charts when it comes to law abiding citizens. They were beyond reproach and did nothing wrong. I still believe this.

I have met many very good people through my work in the media. I have made quite a few friends and have made a couple of enemies as well. However, that is for another column.

Through all of this there have been a few instances where I have watched as a friend and teacher/ coach has made a mistake and paid the price. One of those instances cost a man his career while in another instance I watched as a teacher/coach transferred.

While I hated it for these people it was a given that as an educator you are held to a higher standard.

One of the things that bother me about how punishment is handed out is that it is not handed out evenly and fairly. I believe

in the old saying that goes like this. Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

You had better beware of the consequences.

I don’t know the rules and regulations as far as the state and county school systems go. However, I would hope that they go for every teacher, coach and administrator. There are no freebies and no passes.

If you break the rules you suffer the consequences.

As a person that puts all teachers and coaches on a pedestal I find it very troubling when a teacher is found guilty of breaking the law. I find it even more troubling when this law sets a bad example for student-athletes. The most troubling thing of all is when people think that they are above the law and above reproach.

I guess what I am saying is that no matter where you teach or coach or where you live or what race, religion or nationality you are, you need to adhere to the rules, regulations and laws of the land or be prepared to suffer the consequences.

After all, what kind of example are you setting when you break the law and expect to just walk away unscathed? In closing, I once had a coach tell me that as a coach you had better realize that there are eyes on you at all times.

Enough said.

Titans run past Four County opponents

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Pender High principal Chris Madden presents a retired volleyball jersey to Brianna Pittman during Friday’s basketball game with Union. night. It is a really big honor.”

Pittman’s jersey is the second volleyball player to have her jersey retired. Leah Mackley is the only other volleyball

player with that honor. Pittman was a two-time all conference player and was the Post & Voice volleyball player of the year.

Lady Pirates struggle against 4A schools

By Lee Wagner Contributing Sports Writer

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It is often said that a good team can win games even when they aren’t playing at their best. That can be said for the talented Trask Titan men’s varsity basketball team as they defeated three opponents last week including a very good West Bladen team at their place despite not playing up to their potential on the offensive end of the floor.

The 2015-16 version of the Titan men’s program can be described as a defensive minded team. Last week the Rocky Point crew showed that on more than one occasion.

Their first stop was at West Bladen. The Knights jumped out to an early lead and held a one point advantage at the break. That is where the Titans began to show their defensive prowess.

The two teams battled to

“This is by far the best defensive team we have had since I have been here.”

Trask Coach Rodney Orr an 11-10 Titan advantage in the third frame. The Trask defense began to contain the Knight offense and the stage was set for a Titan win in the final stanza.

With the score tied at 40-40, Tynaffitt Davis and company came out for the fourth frame with a purpose and outscored the Knights by a 25-14 margin to take a 65-54 win.

Next up was a home affair with East Bladen. The Titans had shot 29 percent from the floor two days earlier at West Bladen and still earned the win. Coach Rodney Orr had hoped to get his offense back on track against the Eagles.

Although the Titans cruised

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Lady Patriots play close games

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Lady Patriot Taylor Marshal gets a step on a Union defender and heads to the hoop.

The Pender Lady Patriot basketball team has shown improvement in the last two weeks of the season.But they have not found that elusive first win. Last week the Lady Pats dropped three conference tilts including a 62-56 triple overtime thriller at West Bladen.

The week started out at East Bladen. The undefeated Eagles jumped on the Pats early with a 28-0 first quarter in taking a 54-20 win.

Two days later the Patriots visited West Bladen.

The Lady Knights may have thought a sure win was coming to town. The Lady Patriots had other things in mind.

The Pender squad refused to quit and fought to the end before falling 62-56.

The final game of the week was a home affair with Union. There are several

games on the Patriots schedule that could be construed as very winnable. The Union game was one of them when the dust settled the Patriots found themselves on the wrong end of a 38-24 score.

Coach Gardner Eakins was disappointed in his teams play.

“I think we came in a little overconfident. We had a tough game at West Bladen where we lost in triple overtime. We didn’t get back to the school until late. I don’t know if that played a part in the way we played tonight.

I don’t make excuses,” said Eakins. “We need to learn how to play four quarters.

Until we do we’ll struggle. I think we learned a big lesson tonight. Union played with a lot of heart. We have to do that every game.”

The Lady Patriots hosted the winless Trask Titans on Tuesday before playing at Wallace on Friday.

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On the Mat

By Bobby Norris and Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports The Trask Titan grapplers finally got another match on their home mat last week when they hosted a quad event featuring the Pender Patriots, the Lejuene Devil pups and the East Duplin Panthers. The Titans beat all three teams. The scores were Trask 48- East Duplin 27, Trask 60 - Lejeune 22, and Trask 49-Pender 30.

Bradley Johnson, Daiquan Jones, Matthew Cather, Joseph Chung, Kyle Hancock and Dakota Fredenhall all went 3-0 on the night. “The back end of our lineup really came through for us tonight, “said head Coach Chris Johnson.

The Titans participated in the Scorpion Classic at North Brunswick on Friday night.

The Titans finished fifth out of 10 teams with Bradley Johnson (138) and Dakota Fredenhall (285) winning their weight classes. Several other wrestlers finished third in their respective weight classes. They were Daiquan

Jones (160) Matthew Cather (170), Joseph Chung (195) and Kyle Hancock (220).

In a Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference match on Wednesday (Jan. 6) the Pirates fell 72-6 to West Brunswick on the road. 138-pounder Blake Reese scored three of Topsail’s points with a 1—4 win over West’s DeVontae Fink, and132-pounder Ethan LaValle got the other three with a 6-4 win over Trojan Porfio Bautista.

Topsail wrestling The previous weekend the Pirates suffered six team defeats at the Havelock Big Horn Duals, losing 79-0 to 2A power Croatan, 78-6 to host Havelock, 60-24 to JacksonvilleNorthside, 60-24 to Richlands, 39-30 to Southwest Onslow, and 66-9 to West Carteret.

Jacob Raynor (160) had the only win – a fall – against Havelock. Tyler Dempsey won by fall (0:28) seconds against Richlands while Joseph Lamb (195), Ethan Rivenbark (106), and Collin Gourdswaard (112) won by forfeit.

Cole Nebocat won at 126 pounds with a 2:27 pin against

Southwest Onslow while William Raynor III (145), Joseph Ragland (152), Dempsey (170), and Lamb (195) had forfeit wins against the Stallions.

Nathan Bray (106) won an 11-7 decision and Gourdswaard (112) accounted for the nine points against West Carteret. Nathan Martinez (145) won by fall in 3:59 and Bray (106) won by pin in 0:28 seconds against Northside, while Raynor (160) and Ragland (132) were awarded wins by forfeit.

Topsail was at the Boneyard Bash at Jack Britt High School last weekend, and is in the Jolly Roger Invitational this coming weekend at Corinth-Holders High School.

Before traveling to South Brunswick on Thursday (Jan. 21) for a conference matchup.

Pender’s Kristian Still, Alpha Barrow and Andrew Ocampo won by fall against Trask.

The Top six grapplers s Dakota Fredenhall (Trask) s Bradley Johnson (Trask) s Alpha Barrow (Pender) s Ethan Lavelle (Topsail) s Kristian Still (Pender) s Daiquan Jones (Trask)

Pirate’s conference losses continue

By Lee Wagner Contributing Sports Writer Topsail High School boys’ basketball Coach Jamie Rochelle is not at all unhappy with the effort his Pirate players have displayed, despite their somewhat dismal 4-10 overall record that includes a 0-4 mark in the always-tough and challenging Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference.

But, despite the appearance of the final score, Friday’s game in legendary Brogden Hall against the powerful New Hanover Wildcats, indicated progress is being made.

Freshman D. J. Montano scored a team-high 21 points and junior Alec Baker added 16 but it was not quite enough

to offset the 30-point effort of Wildcat Acchaeus Fields and the overall speed and athleticism of his teams as New Hanover defeated Topsail 7453 in a conference game.

The Pirates battled the Wildcats (11-4, 4-0) tooth-andnail through much of the first half, trailing 14-13 after one period and 31-28 at the break, thanks to a fantastic, off-balance three-point basket

by Montano from just inside the half-court line. The Pirates actually led 15-14 (their only lead of the game) with 54 seconds gone in the second period.

A Montano bomb tied the, game at 31-31 just 20 seconds into the third quarter but a 13-4 run – ignited by a basket

by Wildcat Shaquan Hamp-

ton – put the game solidly in the hands of the host team.

Fields, a senior, then took over the game in the final period with 13 of his gamehigh 30 points off a variety of quick and athletic moves.

It was 52-41 entering the final eight minutes where New Hanover outgunned Topsail 22-12.

“Tonight that was without a doubt the hardest we’ve played,” Topsail Coach Jamie Rochelle said. “One of our players made a good observation, saying compared to past years they came in here expecting to lose, or just wanting to keep it close, and this year they came here expecting to win.

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Lady Titans fall in Four County play

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Lady Titan basketball team knew coming in that they were young and would take their lumps. However, the loss of senior guard Jaleah Lee over the holidays seems to have sealed the deal for the team.

They played three Four County Conference games last week and came away winless despite playing hard.

First up was an away game with West Bladen. The Lady Knights came into the game sporting a 3-7 record. However, they drew a Titan team without its best player and came away with a 48-36 win.

The Lady Titans played the Knights tough through the first eight minutes and trailed 11-10 going into the

Fredenhall finds his groove for the Titans

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Dakota Fredenhall stepped on the mat for the first time his thoughts were more geared to becoming a better football player. He thought that learning to wrestle would make him a better lineman on the gridiron.

After beginning to learn the sport he found that he actually liked wrestling as much or better than the game of football.

As he has progressed on the mat the wins have come.

He has more than 20 wins this year with a few weeks of the season yet to go. He is on pace to win the conference title in the 285 pound weight class and thus earn a trip to the regionals.

Coach Chris Johnson thinks his heavyweight will fare well in the post season.

“He is learning how to wrestle and how to use his weight as leverage.”

Dakota Fredenhall is finding his groove on the mat.

second period. A 13-4 West Bladen advantage gave the home team a 24-14 lead at the break.

West Bladen extended their lead to 16 at 41-25 after three quarters of play and the Titans looked as if they were done.

The Titans played hard in the final period and outscored the Knights 11-7. However that was not enough to earn the win.

Next up was Coach Patty Evers potent Lady Eagle squad from East Bladen. The Titans never had a chance as the undefeated Eagle squad jumped out to a 23-4 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back in taking a 64-20 lead.

The final game of the week was at Midway. The Raiders came in on a two game losing

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streak including an overtime loss to Wallace-Rose Hill. The young Titans were just what the doctor ordered as the Lady Raiders earned a 54-31 win.

The game was all Midway in the first half. The Lady Raiders opened up a 9-3 lead after one quarter ad went into the break with a 21-9 advantage.

The Lady Titans fired back in the third frame outscoring the home team 15-12.

The Raiders took a 33-21 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Titans lack of depth showed in the fourth period as the Raiders outscored the visitors 21-7 in taking the win.

The Lady Titans are 0-14 on the year. They played at Pender on Tuesday and hosted Clinton on Friday.

Cota to be anchor for Pirate baseball

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Over the first two years of Bryce Cota’s high school career at Topsail High School he has played a secondary role as a pitcher.

He has thrown a few innings here and there but has not been counted on to carry a pitching staff that has been loaded with division one prospects.

This year those top prospects have graduated and Bryce will become the focus of what will be a revamped pitching corps. The sturdy left-hander is prepared to do just that.

Mr. Cota is a lefty that once relied on a good breaking ball along with a sneaky fastball.

He can hit his spots and has plenty of movement on his heater. This year his fastball is expected to hit the upper eighties and should only enhance his breaking ball.

This is the year that Bryce Cota shows the world that he is an upper echelon pitcher.

Trask grappler Daiquan Jones

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Topsail Sports Roundup

By Lee Wagner Contributing Sports Writer The Pirate girls’ and boys’ swim teams made positive waves with a solid effort in a three-team meet with 3A foes South and West Brunswick. s3WIMMING Sophomore Drew Marshall won the 100 freestyle (58.12) and the 100 backstroke (1:04.93), senior Scout Pennington was first in the 200 freestyle (2:23.50), freshman Delaney Popella was victorious in the 50 freestyle (26.15), and the three standout Lady Pirate swimmers teamed with junior MacKenna McCullen to win the 200-freestyle relay (4:14.71) as Topsail edged South Brunswick 112-110 in the girls’ portion of the threeteam meet. West Brunswick was third with 12 The Pirate boys did not

have any individual winners but Payton Rice was second in the 50 freestyle (24.87) and in the 100 freestyle (59.42), Brandon Croom was second in the 200 individual medley, and the two seniors joined forces with classmate Mason Sessions and sophomore Kevin Zhang to finish second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:58.06) as the Pirates finished second to South Brunswick, 23 points behind the Cougars at 109-86. West Brunswick was third with 44.

In the combined team scoring, South Brunswick amassed 219 points, Topsail had 198, and West Brunswick scored 56 “There were 25 personalbest times by our athletes so I am pretty happy with the way they performed, especially coming off the

(Christmas and New Year) break,” Topsail Coach Shannon Crate said. “As for moving forward, it’s hard to tell where we will go.

“The Hoggard (boys) and the New Hanover (girls) have very good teams but I think the girls are in the top tier in the conference, and the boys are somewhere in the middle of the pack. We are looking forward to the rest of the year. You never know what can happen in the conference meets.

Other top efforts came from Lady Pirates Kelsey Eaves (2nd in 200 IM, 2:47.81), and Ally Pagans (2nd in 100 breaststroke, 1:24.27), and from Marshall, Popella, Swiss, and Pagans (2nd in 200 medley, 2:07.37), and Pagans, Kersten Parrella, Eaves, and Swiss (200 freestyle, 1:58.00) relays.

Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week was full of action as all three high schools had a full slate of activities.

The Trask grapplers have caught fire as of late. The team finished fifth out of 10 teams at the Scorpion Classic.

They won all three of their matches in a quad that they hosted that included Pender, East Duplin and Lejuene.

Bradley Johnson and Dakota Fredenhall won their respective weight classes at North Brunswick. Both went 6-0 for the week.

The Topsail Pirate grapplers struggled through the week. Ethan Lavelle wrestled well for the Pirates while Alpha Barrow and Kristian 3TILL wrestled well for Pender for the week.

The Topsail men’s team dropped two conference games last week. Freshman D. J Montano scored a team-high 21 points and junior Alec Baker added 16 in the loss to New Hanover while Baker led Topsail with

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15 points (with Chris Byrd finishing with eight against Ashley.

The Topsail girls dropped two Mid-Eastern Conference games last week. Junior $OMINIQUE "RYANT had 15 points and eight rebounds while senior Brandy WilLIAMS added nine points and seven rebounds in the loss to New Hanover. !MBERLY Wolfe had eight points and 10 boards.

The Trask boys won three times last week to remain undefeated in Four County Conference play. Tiyuan Ballard and Johnathan Jordan each had 12 points to lead the Titans over East Bladen while Tynafitt Davis and *AQUAN London each pitched in 11.

Jordan led the team with 12 rebounds while London had eight boards. Jordan had 16 points and 18 rebounds at Midway while Tynaffitt Davis had 17 points.

The Pender men won two of three last week with their only loss to East Bladen in a game where Tigga Hansley did not play. Jarious Wil-

Nixon set for senior year with Pender softball

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a junior on the Pender Patriot varsity softball team Kamaya Nixon was one of the players that Coach Gary Battle counted on to make the plays both in the field and at the plate. She proved herself and came through more often than not.

This year as a senior Miss Nixon will try and lead the proud Patriot softball team to the front of the Four County Conference standings from her shortstop position.

Nixon brings a ton of ability to the plate. She has speed on the base paths and is a good fielder. She can run the bases and hit for power and average.

Perhaps her biggest asset is her competitive spirit. She wants to win and will play hard every time that she steps on the field.

Senior shortstop Kamaya Nixon is looking to make noise in 2016 for the Pender Patriot softball team.

LIAMS led the Patriots with 15 points while D.J. Tucker added 14.

Hansley scored 25 points in the Patriots win over West Bladen while Williams also dropped 25 on the Knights.

Williams led the Pats over Union in the week’s final game.

Topsail swimmers had a good week last week with the girls finishing first and the boys second in a conference meet that included West and South Brunswick.

Sophomore Drew Marshall won the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke while senior 3COUT 0ENNINGTON was first in the 200 freestyle. Freshman Delaney Popella was victorious in the 50 freestyle while three standout Lady Pirate swimmers teamed with junior MacKenna McCullen to win the 200-freestyle relay.

This week’s top performer is Titan senior forward Johnathan Jordan. The 6-1 muscle man had a doubledouble against Midway scoring 16 points while snaring 18 misses.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist When we think of big game, the first thing that comes to mind is North America’s number one sought after big game, the whitetail deer. Within seconds though, our minds will follow a track of black bear, leading to grizzlies, and maybe run over images of elk. Once we have painted the image of the elk, then we may envision a moose with big ole slabs of envy on each side of his head.

Our minds may conjure an African safari with pursuit of the Dangerous Six; the lion, cheetah, hippo, rhino, elephant, and cape buffalo.

Yes, if you consider yourself a worldwide hunter, or even an African big game hunter, you are kidding yourself if you haven’t pursued one of those big game beasts in an attempt to adorn your trophy room.

However, only pelagic anglers tend to think differently in regards to big game. Their imaginations run wild with a

different type of beast. Their pursuits involve a hunt in three dimensions, not just the plane of the land’s surface, but the added dimension of depth of the ocean deep blue.

Fish weighing over a ton with long pointed bills, such as the various marlin species., come to their minds. Tuna, enough to fill tens of hundreds of cans, fighting hours upon end against an angler, his rod and his reel, are their big game pursuits.

Yet, throughout our state, we have another big game animal living all around us that we don’t always see in that regards. Perhaps it is because when we meet this creature, it usually is just a few pounds.

We know it gets bigger, but we feel it is more fantasy than reality. It has a name of both a land animal and a sea creature, the catfish.

Zakk Royce knows the fantasy all too well. His reality is the rest of us’s fantasy world. For over 15 years, the Murfreesboro native who now lives in Wilmington, has sought after catfish on Lake Gaston. And it hasn’t been just the two to three pounds variety either. He has looked for the big ones.

He studied their habits and their habitat. The big blues was his goal. Blue catfish can get big, and by big meaning bigger than typical whitetail deer we hunt for.

Zakk’s passion drove him to guide with Blue’s Brothers Catfishing Guide Service in

order to help others develop both a respect for and passion of catching the blue catfish.

As the calendar began to turn from 2015 to 2016, Zakk’s pursuits culminated into something that again proves our fantasy is Zakk’s reality.

On December 20 th , Zakk brought in his Moby Dick, his great white whale. Only this one had whiskers. After the official weigh-in on certified scales, Zakk broke the state record with a blue cat hitting 91 pounds. Zakk was also quick to announce that the fish had been released, alive, back to the dark bottom of Gaston where he came from.

As the cong ratulations were coming in from all over the state, Zakk went out to the lake once again. Zakk has been known to stay out three to four days at a time and in fact got a tent for a Christmas gift that would allow him to pitch it on the bow of the boat.

When someone has a passion for something, they don’t just stop doing it because they have just broken a record that has stood for nearly a decade.

The very next day, Zakk made an announcement to an ever growing friends list, “As many of you already know I broke the NC state record blue catfish yesterday, it was certified at 91 pounds today.

After releasing that fish today we decided to fish more, as unbelievable as it may sound I ended up landing a massive 105 pound Blue Catfish today

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shattering the record I had just broken yesterday with the 91 pounder.”

Yes, two records in two days, and actually within 24 hours.

Dedication, commitment, and overall enjoyment fuels the passion Zakk has for catching big blues. Those attributes paid off, twice.

Zakk will be teaching seminars on how to hunt big game blues in Raleigh at the Fishing Expo at the state fairgrounds this weekend and in Doswell, Virginia at the Richmond Fishing Expo January 15-17.

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council Planning Board

NOTICE OF MEETING COUNIL RETREAT The Town of Surf City Council will meet to hold a Council Retreat to discuss the proposed utility budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 on Friday, January 22nd 2016 at 9:00am. At the Surf City Town Hall, located at 214 N. New River Drive. All interested citizens are invited to attend the meeting.

–Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor.

Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@ gmail.com.

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Quarterly Report on the Pender ABC System Involving Financial Information and Other Progress.

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Pender County Collector Street Plan Update.

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Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting: January 4.

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Approval of a Budget Amendment to Approve an Increase in Health Department Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015-2016: Migrant Farm Workers’ Grant Program $6,653.

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Approval of a Budget Amendment to Approve a Decrease in Health Department Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015-2016: Maternal Health $2,034.

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Approval of a Budget Amendment to Approve an Increase in Health Department Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Family Planning $14,022.

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Approval of a Budget Amendment to Approve an Increase in Health Department Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015-2016: Migrant Farm Workers’ Grant Program (340B Drug Pricing) $3,500.

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Approval of a FY 2015-2016 Budget Ordinance Amendment to Re-Allocate the Budget for Retiree Health Insurance for Current County Retirees under the Age of 65.

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Approval of a FY 2015-2016 Budget Ordinance Amendment to Appropriate Fund Balance in Fund 49: AE&P (Automation Enhancement & Preservation) Fund for Technology at the Register of Deeds Office.

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Approval of a Purchase Order to Winthrop Resources Corporation for Multi-year Technology Lease Agreement in the amount of $125,000.00.

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Approval of Appointments to the Pender County Planning Board.

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Approval of Appointments to the Council of Community Affairs.

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Approval of Appointment to the Tourism Development Authority.

Photo contributed Zakk Royce holds his second state record catfish, a 105-pound blue cat, hooked in Lake Gaston.

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees: # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 3 Veterinarian***, Dentist***, Engineer*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Adjustment 2 District 3, District 5 Council on Community Affairs 2 District 1, District 5 Housing Initiative Board 1 Low-Income Representative Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author.

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NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT Pender County Collector Streets Plan Meeting

Pender County continues to grow. As growth occurs, the number of cars on major roads, such as US 17 in Hampstead, NC 210, US 421, and US 117 will continue to increase. How can the county reduce congestion on these roadways? What are some of the strategies to accommodate more cars on Pender County roads? What are some important connections to and from new developments in Pender County? In short, COLLECTOR STREETS can be the solution to some of these issues! Pender County and its consultants are creating a Collector Streets Plan for the county. Come LEARN ABOUT Collector Streets and help SHAPE YOUR COMMUNITY! Pender County Collector Streets Plan Meeting HAMPSTEAD ANNEX (15060 US Hwy 17, Hampstead, NC 28443)

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For Immediate Release: Country Court Apartments The Pender County Housing Department is currently accepting applications for the Waiting List for Country Court Apartments at 10260 Highway 421, Currie, North Carolina. Amenities include H/A, W/D. Tenant rent is based on income for qualified households. Applications are available in our office located at 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw and at www.pendercountync.gov. Call (910) 259.1208 or TDD 1(800)7352962 for more information.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS – File 15 E 433 The undersigned, having been duly qualified as Executrix of the Estate of John N. McKnight, Deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned at A-3 Pleasure Island Plaza, Carolina Beach, North Carolina 28428, on or before the 23nd day of March, 2016, or this Notice shall be pleaded in bar of any recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of December, 2015.

Veronika V. McKnight NED M. BARNES, ATTORNEY AT LAW A-3 PLEASURE ISLAND PLAZA CAROLINA BEACH, N. C. 28428 (910) 458-4466 #7155 12/24, 12/31/2015, 1/7, 1/14/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Mary Ruth Loftin Fennell, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Mary Ruth Loftin Fennell to present them to the undersigned on or before March 24, 2016 at 1295 Mooretown Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of December 24, 2015.

Cynthia D. Shaw 1295 Mooretown Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7147 12/24, 12/31/2015, 1/7, 1/14/2016

27, 2016 at 12:00 noon, at the eastern door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina, offer for sale, with no minimum reserve bid, each of the following parcels of real property, to the highest bidder for cash, as follows: Tract One: That certain 0.43 acre tract on Branch Drive, Burgaw, NC (Pender PIN: 3340-80-7007-0000) and being more fully described in Deed Book 1614, at Page 133, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina; Tract Two: That certain 3.0 acre tract off the Southside of SR 1412 and New Road (PIN: 3237-45-43780000) and is more fully described in Deed Book 575 at Page 239 and in Deed Book 167, Page 191, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina; Tract Three: That certain 1.73 acre tract off Mack Williams Lane, Burgaw, NC (PIN: 3340-90-70360000) and is more fully described in Deed Book 1043, at Page 91, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina; Tract Four: That certain 2 acre tract, known as Smith Cove Mobile Home Park (PIN: 3237-45-88680000) and is more fully described in Deed Book 1667, at Page 191, in the Pender County Registry, State of North Carolina.

The highest bidder for each of the above parcels of real property at the sale shall be required to make a cash deposit of ten percent (10%) of the successful bid pending confirmation or rejection thereof.

Dated this the 14th day of January, 2016.

Robert C. Kenan, Jr. Guardian of the Estate of Lloyd Cornelius Smith P. O. Box 957 211 E. Fremont Street Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7161 1/14, 1/21/2016

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Herbert Hoover Pate, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of March, 2016, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 24th day of December, 2015.

Virginia H. James 8756 Wildcat Road Ivanhoe, North Carolina 28447 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7149 12/24,12/31/2015, 1/7, 1/14/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Albert Curtis Strickland, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Albert Curtis Strickland to present them to the undersigned on or before April 21, 2016 at 630 James Road, Wallace, NC 28466 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of January 5, 2016.

Albert Curtis Strickland II 630 James Road Wallace, NC 28466 #7162 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Annette P. Cox, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Annette P. Cox to present them to the undersigned on or before April 14, 2016 at 407 S. Bennett Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of December 28, 2015.

Kathryn C. Greer 111 Hyacinth Street Castle Hayne, NC 28429 #7156 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28/2016

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 11 SP 390 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jack McGuire and Geraldine McGuire (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jack A. McGuire and Geraldine McGuire) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of May, 2005, and recorded in Book 2678, Page 260, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on January 26, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 10 of Green Acres, as shown upon that map of said subdivision recorded in the Pender County Registry in Map Book 23 at Page 84. . Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 103 Primrose Lane, Hampstead, North Carolina.

Subject, however, to those restrictions recorded in Book 678 at Page 247, in Book 694 at Page 231, and in Book 769 at Page 35 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ELISE DECANIO File 15 E 436 The undersigned, having been qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Elise DeCanio, deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, hereby gives notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned at 8147 Omaha Circle, Spring Hill, FL 34606, on or before the 15th day of April, 2016, or this Notice shall be pleaded in bar of any recovery. All persons endebted to said Estate will please make immediate paymentto the undersigned.

This day of Jauary 1, 2016.

April Holloway 8147 Omaha Circle Spring Hill, FL 34606 #7158 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK File No. 2014 SP 13 ROBERT C. KENAN, JR., Guardian of the Estate of LLOYD CORNELIUS SMITH, Incompetent, Petitioner vs.

LENORA R. POWELL, Individually, And as Guardian of the Person of Lloyd Cornelius Smith, Incompetent, and ANDREW L. SMITH, Respondents NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Order duly entered

by Robert C. Kilroy, Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, NC, the undersigned Guardian of the Estate of Lloyd Cornelius Smith will, on January

for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1061993 (FC.FAY) #7163 1/14, 1/21/2016 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS OF STEPHEN DELMER OSBORNE, Deceased Take notice that a Petition to Determine Unknown Heirs of Decedent Prior To Estate Distribution has been filed in the Office of the Pender County Clerk of Superior Court on December 22, 2015 in the special proceeding captioned The Estate of Stephen Delmer Osborne, deceased through its duly appointed Administratrix, Geraldine C. Blackburn and assigned the File Number 2015 SP 292. The nature of the relief being sought is to determine any unknown heirs of the decedent, Stephen Delmer Osborne, who may be entitled to inherit from his estate. Any unknown heir that has not been identified by the Administratrix of the Estate prior to the filing of the special proceeding is required to file a reply to the aforereferenced petition not later than February 19, 2016, said date being at least 40 days after the first publication of this notice. Failure to file a reply with the Pender County Clerk of Superior Court by such date shall act as bar to any unknown heir of Stephen Delmer Osborne, deceased, being entitled to inherit from the decedent’s estate. Reply to the afore-referenced petition shall be filed with the Pender County Clerk of Superior Court whose physical address is 100 North Wright Street, Burgaw, North Carolina or mailed to the mailing address of Post Office Box 310, Burgaw, North Carolina 28425.

This the 7th day of January, 2016.

Robert C. Kenan, Jr. Attorney for Petitioner Geraldine C. Blackburn, Administratrix Estate of Stephen Delmer Osborne Moore & Kenan Attorneys at Law PO Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7159 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/2016

NOTICE OF INTENT TO LEASE SHELLFISH BOTTOM/WATER COLUMN NO. 1849561/1849579 IN PUBLIC WATER OF PENDER COUNTY Notice is hereby given that Ronald Sheffield has filed an application to lease approximately 1.1 acres, located in Topsail Sound (Surf City), in Pender County, NC for the purpose of shellfish bottom lease and water column utilization for shellfish aquaThe Media of Record for the will Peoplebe of Pender County. at culture.

The area marked each corner as a Proposed Shellfish 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 Lease• posteditor@post-voice.com & Water Column,• www.post-voice.com Lease Num910.259.9111 ber 1849561/1849579.

The Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries for the State of North Carolina has notified the applicant that he will consider the proposed shellfish/water column lease at a public hearing to be held at the Topsail Town Hall; 820 S. Anderson BLVD, Topsail Beach NC on Wednesday,

2/3/2016 at 6:00 P.M. Notes: 1. Any member of the public will be given an opportunity to comment on the proposed shellfish lease and water column amendment applications. Comments may be made orally at the meeting or sworn written comments may be submitted to the Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557 until February 2, 2016, at 5 P.M. 2. The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that this application is substantially consistent with the requirements of G.S. 113-202 and applicable Marine Fisheries Rules.

The application file and biologist report for this proposed lease are available for inspection at the DMF office in Morehead City.

This notice is pursuant to G.S. 113-202(f) this the 8th day of January 2016. By authority of the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.

Louis B. Daniel III Director Division of Marine Fisheries #7166 1/14, 1/21/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of ALTHEA P. OSBORN, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of ALTHEA P. OSBORN, Deceased, late of PENDER County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/or other legal entities having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before April 12, 2016, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this Day: January 14, 2016 Jonathan T. Osborn Personal Representative

by Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #7167 1/14, 1/21/2016

Pirates

Highly-talented and skilled 910.259.9111 the final 20-point spread.

• posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com Screaming Eagle 6-8 senior “I thought the effort was Ryan Keller had his way with there but our transition dethe Pirate defense on Tuesday fense wasn’t very good, and to the tune of 27 points, 11 re- it hasn’t been very good,” bounds, and a pair of blocked Rochelle said. “The effort was shots, and classmate Qadhafi there but shots that we should Turner added 12 points as normally knock down weren’t Ashley defeated Topsail 62-42 falling for us. last Tuesday.

“I knew they’d come out The Prates, behind a pair tough in the second half and of three-pointers from Baker, they ran some nice plays that trailed just 10-8 at the end of seemed to catch us out of pothe first quarter, and 27-22 at sition at times. But we’ll keep the halftime break – thanks working, hopefully keep getto the added offensive efforts ting a little bit better, and see of senior Chris Byrd (4) and if we can’t move forward and junior Owen Ellis (4) – but correct some of the problems seemingly lost focus coming we’ve been having.” out of the break.

Baker led Topsail with 15 Ashley forced a plethora points (three three’s), Byrd finof second-half turnovers (10) ished with eight, and Montano and Keller used a combination added six in the loss. of inside moves and offensive Topsail was off last Tuesrebounds to score 10 points day and played host to West in the period, breaking the Brunswick tomorrow (Frigame open and presenting the day) before enjoying another Screaming Eagles with a 43- Tuesday off and welcoming 31 lead heading into the final Coach Scott Wainwright and eight minutes of the contest. his South Brunswick squad Ashley finished things off by to Hampstead next Friday outgunning the Pirates 19-12 (Jan. 22). in the final quarter in creating

Continued from page 10A “We played well. Turnovers (32) got us in the second half (17) and it led to some easy baskets for them but that is the hardest we’ve played and I am very proud of them.”

It was in stark contrast to a somewhat lackluster effort in Tuesday’s 62-42 loss to Ashley, and Rochelle is hoping Friday’s effort translates more into the future.

“I told them if we have this effort the rest of the season our record will be a lot different. We’re just trying to get the (losing) culture changed and it’s going to take a while. I think, starting with the Laney loss, we are starting to turn that negative thinking around.

“D. J. played well, he hustled against Ashley and that’s why he was starting, he deserved to start because of his hustle and his effort, and he did well tonight, very well.”

Lady Pirates

Continued from page 8A complain about the way we played, for sure. Amberly (Wolfe) played perhaps her best game. We took her out in the first quarter because she wasn’t doing what exactly what she needed to do, had a nice littler chat with her, and I felt she came back out and did exactly what a senior needed to do.”

One thing the Lady Pirates, a notoriously poor free-throw shooting team, did was make the charity tosses, connecting on 15-of-26 with junior Dominique Bryant (15 points, 8 rebounds) leading the way with a 9-for-10 effort.

“We had a really good day of practice yesterday, really amped up the intensity, and we tried to recreate what we were going to see. Some of that involved taking fouls shots when we were really tired and taking foul shots in certain situations. I was proud of them all the way around.”

Topsail led 15-12 after the first period, was tied at 22-

Titans

Continued from page 8A to a 64-45 win, it was the defense that closed the deal for the team again.

“This is by far the best defensive team we have had since I have been here,” said Coach Orr. “It is the best defensive team I have coached. We may not have the scoring like the teams with Rasheed Brown, but these guys get after it.”

Trask jumped on the Eagles early in the first quarter and raced off to a 6-0 lead before the Bladen County squad could catch their breath.

The Eagles answered with a 5-0 run of their own and it seemed as if a basketball game had broken out at the Trask gym.

The Trask defense began to show its worth late in the first period and it showed on the scoreboard as the lead ballooned to nine at 21-12. The scoreboard read 21-14 after the first quarter.

The Titan offense played off of its defense in the second quarter. A 5-0 Trask run helped the team build an 11 point lead and it appeared that

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22 at the intermission, and trailed 36-34 entering the final quarter. Led by Bryant, senior Brandy Williams (9 points, 7 rebounds), and Wolfe (8 points, 10 boards) the Lady Pirates battled the quicker Lady Wildcats until those final 4-1/2 minutes when the turnovers (26) mounted.

Last Tuesday, sophomore Serenity Williams scored a game-high 16 points, and the Lady Screaming Eagles’ defense held the Lady Pirates under 10 points in each of the four quarters as Ashley defeated Topsail 43-23 last Tuesday.

The Lady Pirates stayed relatively close through the halftime break (20-12) but unraveled in the second half to the tune of a 23-11 deficit.

Along the way, the Topsail girls committed 26 turnovers, missed 12-of-16 free throws, and shot an abysmal 21.6% (9-for-42) from the field.

“That’s the recipe for an ugly night and that’s pretty much what is was,” Ellington said. “I really felt, and we said it at halftime, we were doing well. I didn’t want to play zone but it was working and we

stayed in it, and it really was effective in spots.

“We just couldn’t throw it in the ocean tonight for some reason. They completely took us out of what we wanted to do offensively, so credit to them on the defensive side as well. I really didn’t have a lot to say to them after the game.

Compared to some of the competition we’ve played I felt we faced tougher competition but we played down and let them dictate what they wanted to do. Like I said, it’s a recipe for a bad night.”

Bryant led Topsail with eight points, Keri White had five, and Wolf and Williams each had four.

The Lady Pirates have a couple of big breaks the next two weeks. They did not play last Tuesday, are home to the Lady Trojans of West Brunswick in a key 3A matchup tomorrow (Friday) and are off until next Friday (Jan. 22) when they welcome the Lady Cougars of South Brunswick to Hampstead.

“Got to go back to work on Monday,” Ellington said. “We really have to take care of business next Friday.”

the Titans may run away from the Eagles.

The lead stayed around nine points until late in the half. Jaquan London was fouled on a three pointer with 21 seconds to play in the first half and made 2-3 shots from the charity stripe to give the Titans a 39-28 lead going into the halftime break.

The Eagles were not about to go away and showed their sprit in the third frame. A 10-2 East run tightened the score up and the Titans were clinging to a three point lead.

Johnathan Jordan had not made his presence known in the first half. That changed in the third frame as he scored six in a row to give the team some breathing room. The score was 53-40 Trask going into the fourth quarter. An 11-5 Trask advantage gave the home team the win.

Tiyuan Ballard and Johnathan Jordan each had 12 points to lead the Titans while Tynafitt Davis and Jaquan London each pitched in 11. Jordan led the team with 12 rebounds while London had eight boards. The Titans shot 33 percent from the field and was 18-30 from the free throw line.

The final game of the week for

the front running Titans was at Midway. The Raiders are a quality basketball team and the Titans were looking for a battle when they arrived at the Sampson County school. The Titans fell behind early and trailed by nine points at the break. However a great defensive effort in the second half enabled the Titans to sneak away with a 61-57 win and a sweep of Four County Conference play for the week.

Midway had lost two Conference contests in a row and was looking to snap that streak with a win over the conference leading Titans. They jumped all over the Trask team in the early going and led by six after the first quarter. The Raiders made four treys in the first eight minutes.

Midway continued its torrid pace in the second period and outscored the Titans by three points to extend their lead to 39-30 at the break. It appeared that Trask may fall for the first time since an early season loss to Hoggard.

Trask went down by 11 before the defense began to take over.

The Titans came charging back and cut the lead to five

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Topsail Basketball Association update

By Bob Willard Topsail Basketball Association Special to the Post & Voice The Senior division of Topsail Basketball Association started early Saturday morning with a hotly contested matchup between Sport Shots and Darden Insurance Agency, with Sport Shots eeking out a last second victory 41-39. Jordan Holloway was high with nine points for the winners. Realco Discount Drugs remained undefeated in TBA league play winning over Team GALE with Richie Tarter leading the way tossing in 13 points, and JT’S Brick Oven Pizza posting their first win of the young season by outlasting Second Wind Fitness Center behind the 14 point performance by Drew Gaither followed by Hunter Potts with 11.

In the girls sixth-ninthgrade division, the Thomas Construction Group aggregation remained unbeaten by defeating Cherubini Orthodontics. Julia Sullivan led all scorers by hitting the twines for 17 points. Honeycutt Con-

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Callie Meyers (1) is guarded closely by Alyanna Roach (3). structions Services posted their first win of the season by outlasting Element Technical Services.

Action in the boys fifthsixth-g rade division saw Prism Custom Painting winning over Pender Pines Garden Center. Nathan Lau led

the scoring attack for Prism with 18. Dick’s Sporting Goods won over Ferguson Water Works with the aid of the 14 counters tossed in by Ethan Humphries. In another barn-burner, Benton Painting, LLC managed to squeak out a narrow 18-17 victory.

David Gardner served up 10 points to preserve the victory for the Benton Painting team.

Palmetto Brick came out a winner by defeating a scrappy Jenkins Home Improvements squad.

The boy’s seventh-eighthgraders played the nightcaps.

Empire Distributors of N.C. outlasted the Ogden Tap Room 44-35 with Peyton St. Leger leading the Distributors with 10 points. Konrady Development posted a big 43-24 victory over the House Of Raeford with Simms Balkcum downing 15 tallies for the Konrady Development entry into TBA. Canady and Son Exterminating was able to wiggle out a victory over a stubborn Davis Fence entry with Marshall Sugden leading the Exterminators scoring parade with 14 points. Cape Fear Kitchen and Baths won over Surf City Tire and Auto 50-28, with Jamison Long attacking the rim for 16 counters.

In the junior division of TBA, the co-ed first and second graders saw Fuzzy Peach win out over Holly Ridge tire 22-12, Ship On Site be victo-

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Sophia Manning looks for an opening in TBA action Saturday in Hampstead. rious over Tri-County Pest Control with Justus Weathers tossing up 13 points, and AllKindsOfStuff.Biz continue their winning ways by outlasting Pierpan Family Dentistry behind eight points by Nicholas Jones.

In the Girls third-fifthgrade division, Hyw. 55 outscored Halley White Pediatric Dentistry by 15 while Ryan Lambert hit the rims with 17 for the Highway Men, and Renovation Church outlasted

Carolina Outboard by three.

In the boys third-fourth-grade sector, RJ Miller Construction was a 18-15 victor over TI Coastal, Ronel Austin-Remax held their breath in the last seconds of the contest but were able to squeak out a 23-22 victory over Cape Fear Seafood Company, and Otero Family Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry outlasted The Paint Store with Caden Wilson dropping in eight markers for his Otero team.

Cawthern reaches Eagle Scout Since he was five years old, Seth Cawthern has been involved in scouting. Now at age 17, Seth, of Boy Scout Troop 234, was honored at a special Eagle Scout ceremony Jan. 9 at Wesleyan Chapel United Methodist Church in Scotts Hill.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Scouting. To earn this designation, Seth had to demonstrate excellence in leadership, service and outdoor skills and must have earned a minimum of 21 Merit Badges. Seth exceeded that and earned 32 merit badges and certifications.

In addition, candidates for Eagle Scout must plan, develop and give leadership to others in a service project that benefits any school, community organization or religious institution. This project is thoroughly reviewed and certified by both local and national scouting authorities before Eagle Scout award is granted.

Seth’s service project involved building an 8x12 storage shed for his church to house their lawn maintenance equipment.

Leading more than 21 scouts and adults, Seth and helpers completed his project in approximately five months.

Seth has been a member of Troop 234, chartered to Wesleyan Chapel United Methodist Church for five years. Seth was elected into the Order of the Arrow in 2010 and now serves in the Brotherhood.

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Eagle Scout Seth Cawthern He has served Troop 234 as Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Staff Patrol, and Quartermaster. He now serves as Junior Assistant Scoutmaster.

Seth is a Senior at Wilmington Christian Academy where he was awarded the Citizenship award in 2011.

Seth serves his church on the Audio/Visual team. He plans

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Mitchell and Aleah Carlton are happy to announce the birth of their third child Sabrina Ann Carlton, born at home in Rocky Point Nov. 30 at 12:19 a.m. weighing 7 pounds and 14 ounces and 21.75 inches long. She is welcomed by big brother Nathaniel Lee (4) and sister Alayna Mae (2). The proud grandparents are Steve and Doris Carlton, Darlene Savage, and Robert Esty

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Congratulations to Patricia P. for earning High Achievers Club for Selling more than 5,000 Girl Scout cookie boxes in her life time. Being a member of this group means she has mastered many important skills – like managing time, money and inventory, setting and meeting goals, establishing excellent relationship with customers and building a team of support through friends and family. Girl Scout cookies go on sale Jan. 16.

Titans

Continued from page 12A with just over five minutes to play. With the score 55-50 Midway, the Titans outscored the home team by an 11-2 margin to take the win. The Titan defense held the Raiders to 18 points in the second half.

Johnathan Jordan led the

Titans with 16 points and 18 rebounds while Tynaffitt Davis had 17 points.

The Titans are 12-1 on the year and have reeled off 10 wins in a row. Their only loss was to the 4A Hoggard Vikings by four points in what can be described as a very controversial finish.

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Enrichment program helps Pender middle school students

By Lori Kirkpatrick, Post & Voice Staff Writer The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st Century CLC) program works to provide after-school academic enrichment opportunities for students attending low-performing schools to help improve proficiency in reading, math and science. Goals of the program also include increased attendance, fewer referrals and increased parental involvement.

The program serves Pender and New Hanover counties, is funded by a four-year $400,000 grant and operates under Communities in Schools of Cape Fear (CISCF), a leading national dropout prevention organization. There are currently 161 students in Pender County being served by 21st Century CLC at four local schools – Burgaw Middle, Cape Fear Middle, West Pender Middle and Penderlea Schools.

Sally Fields, Director of the 21st Century CLC in Pender County, said the program works with kids who are having issues in school, both academic and behavioral.

“We give them the extra push that they need by providing after-school one-on-one tutoring, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities, character

education, and we try to teach them healthy eating habits. When the kids get out of school, they get a snack, they go to an hour of tutoring or homework help, and then for the remainder of the time, they do a STEM activity. Between 5:30 and 6:00, they have a little bit of free time. They have been in school all day, so we try not to make it look like school, yet it has to be somewhat structured.

You’re not going to see kids sitting down.

These are kids that struggle in the normal classroom, so we try to think of different approaches to have them gain an interest in math, science and technology,” said Fields.

The program is designed to serve 200 students. Last summer, 143 kids were provided with summer programming. Camps were held at Moore’s Creek and at Burgaw Middle School. Summer camps offer open enrollment, so students are not required to attend the afterschool program to be able to participate. The program started last year, and this year the numbers have grown due to word of mouth.

“We get referrals by the administration, counselors and teachers,” Fields said. “We work on reading, science and math, and we also try to do some enrichment to encourage their interests. We did some composting with worm bins, and we try to do hands-on things

they can’t do in the classroom. We work closely with the staff in the building so that we can be an extension of what they are doing, but with a different approach. We also worked with Brigade Boys and Girls Club to bring in a recreation piece, and cultural arts. We’ve brought in dance, yoga and next Thursday we have a spoken word poet coming in from Jacksonville. Before he comes, we are talking to the kids about poetry and what spoken poetry means to give them some background.

That’s what we try to do, to break things down for them and expose them to different things.

Since we are serving kids in Title I schools, they may not have the opportunity to see things like this. If we reach five kids in 100 that take on a career like this, it’s worth it.”

The spoken word presentation, entitled Life, will be held in the Burgaw Middle School gym Jan. 14 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be offered from 3:30-4 p.m. CISCF students will be brought by bus from the other three middle schools, and the public is invited to attend. The event is free.

Fields says that the program’s partnership with Pender County Schools and with the community has been crucial to the pro g ram‘s success.

“They allow us to utilize the school facili-

ties and buses for transportation to get the kids home. Dr. Cobb has been very resourceful for us. She allows us to use the gym for events, such as the speaker who is coming.

We have also had tons of community support, and we are always looking for more guest speakers, volunteers and mentors. We are trying to bring the community into the school for whatever students need; whether they are hungry and need a snack, or they need a tutor to help them with math, or maybe they just need an adult or mentor to listen to them. We try to relate to them.

We want to be that person that they can feel comfortable with and lean on,” said Fields.

Fields is seeing progress. She hears parents say their children are getting their homework done, grades have increased, and teachers are commenting on progress. There are students they are still trying to reach, and it takes time to build rapport. Moving forward, there are plans to apply for another grant that will follow the kids through high school to provide the support they need.

For more information about the 21st Century program, contact Fields at (910) 343-1901 or by email at sally@ciscapefear.org.

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God said [to Elijah], “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.�

Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire, and after the fire a sound of sheer silence.

When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came to Elijah, a still small voice‌[and God spoke to Elijah].

1 Kings 19: 11-13 I was driving along the other day on a pastoral call. I didn’t have the radio on. My cell phone lay silent at my hip. I was savoring the silence of the drive despite the heavy traffic. I came to a stop light and heard a car nearby playing music so loud that with all our widows closed tight, I could still hear the music plainly.

I thought to myself (as if speaking to the music fan nearby) “If I wanted to hear

music, I would turn on my own radio.� Maybe I was being petty, but I felt the other’s music was an intrusion into my silence. At the next stop light, I was fortunate enough to be close to the same car again, and I began to reflect on the experience.

There is a lot of noise in our world, a lot of things to distract us. There is the hustle and bustle of everyday life, elevator music everywhere civilization has put down roots.

There is crowd noise and car noise and even the drum, drum, drum of countless fingers on countless hard surfaces everywhere. Some people arrive home and turn on the television immediately, not so much to watch it as for the noise, the company, so to speak.

There is something in most of us that resists silence – that is even uncomfortable with long silences. It has been my experience working in churches that a time of silence in a worship service lasts at best about 30 seconds or so, after that people in the congregation start making various kinds of noise, coughing, clearing the throat, a sigh, a laugh, a snicker, a breath, a yawn. Something must break the emptiness of the silence.

On reflection I am con-

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cerned by this. I fear that in all the noise around us, the noise we manufacture, and the noise that we nurture, we may well lose our sense of God. Silence is essential to our spiritual life and growth, essential because in the silence we encounter God. The prophet Elijah at the mouth of the cave finds God not in the horrendous wind, or the jarring earthquake, or the raging fire, but in the silence, where the still small voice of God called him and sent him.

God was not in the colossal, the cataclysmic, or the catastrophic, but in the silence.

Silence is a one of the major disciplines in the academy of the soul. The late Father Basil Pennington, a Trappist monk and spiritual writer once wrote, “If we want to be God’s people, God’s person, we need to carve out large blocks of time for silence.�

Far from the noise and distractions and hustle and bustle, the sound and fury of everyday life, we encounter God, we hear God, we sense God, we meet God. Silence is the sanctuary of God. One of the wonderful practices that I have discovered over the years is the prayer of silence. It is called in tra-

dition contemplative prayer.

Contemplative prayer has no words, no thoughts, no images.

It is a prayer of silence, absolute silence, silence of the body, silence of the mind, silence of the soul. In contemplative prayer, one relaxes the physical body totally, empties the mind completely of all distractions and thoughts, opens themselves to the silence bringing nothing but themselves and sits quietly in the presence of God. When practiced well, it is a deep form of prayer.

Beyond the prayerful aspects of the practice, it is every relaxing. Stress seems to melt away and one comes to a state of deep peace and contentment. I have found that the cessation of stress and a sense of calm often lasts long after the prayer time is over.

It is a prayer and a practice that mellows a person to put it in a contemporary sense.

Silence is a grace. It draws us into the presence of the holy, and fills our lives with physical and spiritual Peace.

To find God, to hear God and to sense God, to come to know God better, seek God in the silence. For there you are alone and truly at home with God.

January 15 You are invited to Time to Stop and Put Your Broom Down, a Christmas play written and directed by Sandra Davi. The program is Jan. 15-16, at 7 p.m. at King’s Chapel Church, 12435 Shaw Highway, Burgaw. For directions call 910-604-2043.

If you have attire the color of go-green, or the color of stop-red, wear it that night.

January 18 The Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

The Keynote speak for the program will be the Honorable Judge James Faison III, pastor of Byrd’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill. The community is invited to attend.

January 31 The Traveling Shoes Ministry presents The Glory Train, a special dramatic play Jan. 31 at the St. Paul AME Church Rocky Point at 3 p.m.

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FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-2295

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

18577 NC 53 E, Kelly, NC • 910-669-2488

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

28396 Hwy. 210 W. • Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield)

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Rev. Roger Malonda Nyimi, Pastor Sunday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Mass Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. Mass Thursday 8:30 a.m. Mass

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2)

Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Men’s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m.

Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

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ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

Services: Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919

Pastor Judy Jeremias Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

14201 Hwy. 50/210 • Surf City, NC 28445 • 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. • Currie, NC 28435 Pastor Roger Barnes

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sunday School: Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

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Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Pastor Lamont Hemminger

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310

Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org

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212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 www.harrellsfh.com

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CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

Pastor: Tony Fontana Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sun. Worship: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

1303 Hwy. 117 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601

10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead • 910-270-1477 Rev. John Durbin, Pastor

Weekend Mass Schedule: Hampstead - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 a.m.

Surf City - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 & 11 a.m. (through Labor Day) Daily Mass - Hampstead: TUES & WED 4p.m., THURS & FRI 9 a.m.

Confessions SAT 4-4:30 p.m. or by appt. www.allsaintsccnc.org

CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIER’S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue • Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 5:45 p.m.

Children’s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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Hope’s Cooking Corner

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DAR essay winner

In November the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded Annika Stimac, fifth grader from North Topsail Elementary school, a medal, certificate, and cash prize for her winning essay on A Colonial Family’s Reaction to the Stamp Act. This March marks the 250th anniversary of the Stamp Act. The chapter announces Stimac’s essay has won the DAR American History District VII essay contest and will advance to the state level. She will be recognized at her school during their awards ceremony for her winning essay.

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